Continuous Improvement Specialist

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you Join our top-notch team of more than 50000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT BLACKDECKER CRAFTSMAN STANLEY CUB CADET and HUSTLER.

Stanley Black and Decker is seeking a highly motivated creative manufacturing problem solver. Continuous improvement is ingrained in the culture at SB&D and this role will help us accelerate the transformation of our facilitys value streams to deliver best-in-class tools to our customers at a best-in-class fill rate. Ideal candidates will roll up their sleeves from Day One spreading new ideas and driving results.

The Job

Manage facility-wide Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Programs to optimize business to best serve our customers including but not limited to:

• Prepare for and facilitate events and projects.
• Train operators and engage them in Lean concepts.
• Promote and spread a Lean culture across all levels of the organization daily.
• Develop and maintain best practices with a strong focus on standard work visual management and TIER board reporting.
• Identify rationalize plan and document cost reduction projects (including inventory direct/indirect labor cost per tool etc.).
• Lead track and update productivity projects using the standard reporting system (Protrak).
• Collect analyze summarize and present process data (OEE) to the management team.
• Optimize facility layout using Lean cell design and line balancing techniques.
• Verify and review Routings and BOMs in an ERP system.
• Plan justify and implement capital budget projects that contribute to plant goals and objectives.
• Troubleshoot shop floor issues using Lean problem-solving techniques and implement sustainable corrective actions

The Person

• Bachelors degree in an engineering-related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Demonstrated track record of implementing lean manufacturing tools and techniques that deliver significant business results.
• Strong direct project management experience in a manufacturing operations setting.
• Background in manufacturing and assembly operations highly preferred.
• Exposure to Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies is preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office and 2D Computer Aided Design (CAD).
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven focus.
• Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system is preferred.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills; able to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong leadership skills; able to drive projects involving multiple departments and personalities.

The Details:

Youll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical dental life vision disability 401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place youll want to be and stay. Being part of our team means youll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20 brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources including our Lean Academy and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B OPT/CPT TN etc).

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We Dont Just Build The World We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS DEWALT CRAFTSMAN MAC TOOLS and Black Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843 but that hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical dental life vision wellness program disability retirement benefits Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Time Off including paid vacation holidays & personal days and tuition reimbursement. And of course discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What Youll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60 brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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