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ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Inc Lean Champion in Bonney Lake, Washington
Company With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop - from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials - and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes "just-in-time" or "just-in-sequence. thyssenkrupp Aerospace is a subsidiary of the internationally operating thyssenkrupp Group. We focus on supplying aerospace raw materials and finished part logistics to the world's leading aerospace companies and their supply chains. Operating from 35 service centers in 15 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific enables us to aggregate demand across a single supply chain on behalf of the world's leading OEM's, while at the same time providing a truly responsive local service to meet the needs of individual subcontractors anywhere in the world. Your responsibilities Job Summary The Lean Champion will be an internal expert with the full range of Lean Manufacturing tools to champion the implementation of Lean Manufacturing within the assigned branch and will be accountable for using Lean techniques to increase employee engagement to establish a culture of continuous improvement and waste elimination. Incumbent is expected to work extensively as an active participant as well as facilitator of teams that are working to eliminate waste in their work processes. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager. Job Description Key Accountabilities: Works closely with the Regional Operational Excellence Manager in the development of a road map for lean across the assigned branch and facilitates cross-functional expert teams to drive a breakthrough or best-in-class performance in people, quality, material flow, information flow and cost. Ensures best practices are implemented. Partners with branch leadership to develop a continuous process improvement culture and infrastructure. Develops trust with branch supervision and is viewed as not only the Lean expert but a support resource for information and guidance. Develops Lean Work Plan and provides direction and guidance using a hypothesis driven, fact-based problem-solving approach. Leads and manages a variety of lean tools to reduce costs, improve delivery, eliminate waste and build customer satisfaction. Value Stream Mapping (current and future state) Kaizen planning and facilitation Total Productive Maintenance Single Minute Exchange of Dies Standard Work 5S/Workplace Organization Visual Management Flow Concepts (DFT, One Piece, JIT, Cell Design) Pull Systems/KanBan Level Load Scheduling Continuous Improvement Process Data Analysis and Statistical Problem Solving Executes on Rapid Improvement events. Monitors and tracks improvements made through Lean initiatives with formal reporting & presentations. Develop scorecard/key metrics to monitor progress both before and after process redesign. Assures timely completion and achievement of product/process quality and savings goals. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Qualifications: Minimum Requirements: