Operational Excellence Manager

Job Duties and Responsibilities

•    Monitor and proactively work to improve plant safety and maintain a safe work environment
•    Support and deploy Toyota Production system initiatives through various programs including; Black Belt and Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence
•    Implement Dana Operating System (DOS) throughout the plant
•    Maintain Measurables on team performance and continuous improvement activities to supply our customer with on time delivery
•    Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet our customers & Dana objectives
•    Ability to learn and implement all elements of Dana Operating Systems (TPS), Lead Kaizen & Zero Defect Teams
•    Coordinate Kaizen Projects and Implementations
•    Poke-yoke designs and implementations for customer expectations of less that 15 ppm.
•    Ability to support, implement, and teach Lean Six Sigma initiatives
•    Proactive approach to unplanned downtime
•    Cost estimating, cost control and cost savings
•    Maintaining facility and production capacity
•    Lead and support production activities
•    Support production line improvements as needed
•    Continuously support 5S’s program to achieve and maintain world class housekeeping
•    Track and reduce in process buffer quantities

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of experience with the Toyota Production System (TPS).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering Preferred or equivalent manufacturing experience
• 5+ years in a management capacity in a Lean Manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Safety and Quality oriented
• Master Black Belt or Black Belt Certification in Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma Preferred
• Ability to effectively lead and direct teams
• Good interpersonal skills
• Prior leadership experience
• Knowledge of prototype management
• Proven track record of continuous improvement initiatives.