Architectural Manufacturing Regional Continuous Improvement Manager

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

Regional Continuous Improvement Project Planning and Execution:

• Plan and execute regional strategy to achieve continuous improvement goals.
• Champion OPEX Standards and ensuring continuous improvement throughout region.
• Identify and lead portfolio of strategic initiatives and projects that positively impact business results.
• Develops and maintains relationships with internal or external partners to advance continuous improvement methodology and deployment.
• Propose and meet OP16 regional targets.
• Propose and meet Regional Strategic Initiative Targets (Opportunity Cost, Productivity, Hidden Factory, Capacity, Sustainability, Future of Work, etc.)
• Collaborate with regional finance to identify high value opportunities, align resources and approach to impact positive results.
• Responsible for Architectural Manufacturing Region's Project Portfolio
• Lead, execute, and support continuous improvement projects that deliver business results.
• Coach site leadership and site continuous improvement leaders on effective deployment of Lean Six Sigma tools.
• Identify and develop regional talent to drive a continuous improvement culture.
• Champion Projects with high level of ambiguity.
• Guide and direct regional Black Belts, Green Belts and Champions in effective leadership, project execution and timely certifications
• Facilitate the validation of performance/financial results and long-term sustainability of the region's continuous improvement projects.
• Facilitate monthly calls to ensure all site project leads are providing regular status updates and progressing towards project completion.

Standard Work Program Support and Execution:

• Propose and meet regional standard work goals.
• Coach site leadership on effective execution of Standard Work requirements
• Certify site compliance to Standard Work program and audit sites for compliance to certifications already achieved.
• Train site teams on all aspects of Standard Work (Takt, SOP, Kaizen and 5S)
• Promote a Kaizen Culture throughout the region
• Lead and participate in Kaizen events at sites; conduct Kaizen training (including General Kaizen, SMED, Visual Factory, FMEA, 5S, etc).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• Bachelor degree in statistics, mathematics, engineering, chemistry or equivalent field

Preferred:

• Advanced Technical Degree or MBA.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 5 years continuous improvement or manufacturing/engineering/quality/technical experience.
• Throughout career has experience in the following:
  
  
  
  • The Sherwin-Williams Continuous Improvement System (Design, Re Design, and Process Improvement)
  • Demonstrated organizational leadership and influence.
  • Ability to apply industrial statistics.
  • Capability to convey technical & operational concepts multiple levels within organization.
  • Demonstrated communication and presentation skills to multiple levels within organization levels.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of continuous improvement tool set
  • Able to be autonomously, demonstrating strong decision-making skills, while carefully considering the business impact
  
  

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Preferred:

• Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
• Expertise of the Sherwin-Williams Continuous Improvement System (Lean, Six-Sigma, and ARC).
• Advanced expert Certification (Lean Leader, Kepner Tregoe, Master Black Belt).

Travel: 30%