12 - Director, Continuous Improvement 1

General Overview

Job Title:  Director, Continuous Improvement 1
Functional Area:  Continuous Improvement (CI)
Career Stream:  Continuous Improvement (CTIM)
Role:  Director 1 (DR1)
Job Code:  DR1-CI-CTIM
Job Band: 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

Site/Function Level role (Large Site): 
Partner with the site/function business leaders to develop the site/function strategy deployment plans. Actively drive the creation and deployment of an annual global CI strategy, which supports the site/function strategy deployment plans. Incorporate the CI (Lean and Six Sigma) vision into all elements of the plan. Responsible for employee engagement, collaboration and maturity in CI performance at site/function level and sharing good practices across the region. Recognized subject matter expert on Lean and Six Sigma principles, systems, methods and tools.  Collaborate with other CI leaders within the organization to ensure consistency across segments and functions. Manage a multi-level team of direct and indirect resources to effectively support the execution of the strategy deployment plans and to deliver projects and benefits to the site/function.
- Responsible for regional operations or global function
- Contributes to multi-functional, regional and global assignments
- Requirement to demonstrate significant achievements

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Work with the leadership team to lead the development and implementation of CI strategy
• Manage local teams to deliver CI improvement projects supporting all business functions
• Ensure a common approach to process improvement standards and methodology is practiced across the site/function
• Drive the adoption and measurement of the Systematic CI Framework Standards, including key system elements like CI Committee and Management Gemba, while reflecting on and enhancing the Standards
• Support the onboarding, training and education of CI within the local site/function.
• Lead and collaborate with site’s or function’s productivity projects related to Continuous Improvement and support the project funnel in the Cost Productivity Roadmap
• Provide hands-on leadership and motivation to site and/or regional personnel to implement CI best practices, such as lead Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events
• Lead process improvement based CI workshops to drive ideas and solutions to achieve the site’s or function’s productivity e.g. capacity improvement, headcount analysis and improvement, line and layout design
• Keep abreast of best practices (in the both broader Celestica network and the industry) to integrate back into the function/region
• Collect and report monthly CI KPI's and Framework score to all local and regional stakeholders.  This includes discussion and improvement action plans as part of site/function monthly reviews
• Work closely with all area owners to create a culture of continuous improvement

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Demonstrated experience of identifying the need for and implementing process improvements that resulted in significant gains in operational efficiencies
• Demonstrated success in leading/facilitating a CI transformation
• Strong professional acumen and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven project management and organizational skills and expertise
• Must have the ability to handle multiple priority tasks in a manner that meets business requirements
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct authority by acting as a change agent
• Trains/coaches/mentors others in CI subject matter
• The ability to apply the scientific method through PDCA or DMAIC to solve complex cross-functional and technical problems where the symptom(s) and/or root cause(s) are not understood
• Experience in key facets of complex manufacturing and support function environments
• Demonstrated experience in deploying CI across entire value streams
• Proven ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization
• Leadership experience within a matrix organization
• People management and development experience
• Change Management
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Planning
• Problem solving
• Results oriented
• Leadership
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Flexibility          

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in generally good conditions with occasional exposure (10% - 33%) to noise, odours, dust, drafts, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.
Duties may require regular periods of sitting and/or standing and sustained visual concentration on observing operations.  Repetitive manual movements (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, time studies, assembling workstations/racking, labeling, floor taping, etc., as applicable) are regularly required.
Occasional overnight travel is required.
 

Typical Experience

Typical Experience:
10+ years of experience minimum
Master Black Belt, CI Manager
Should be very experienced in CI and will have worked upon a CI deployment in a past role
Experience in change management
Operations experience is also essential
Management and leadership experience

Typical Education

Bachelor Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Specialized Knowledge / Skills

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.