Director of Lean Continuous Improvement
NDX, LLC

Job Info

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Join National Dentex - a leading healthcare organization specializing in the dental industry. We offer a full spectrum of specialized products, services, and technologies to address any dental restoration need. Currently, we have 60+ labs throughout the country.  We are hiring a Director of Lean Continuous Improvement

This is a full-time position featuring employee benefits including: health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid holiday, vacation, and sick time; 401K with company contribution; and tuition reimbursement!  

This role will make an immediate impact by…

• Driving a major cultural shift within the business through deployment of their Lean business system
• Mentoring lab-level leaders on the Lean program

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions of the Position:

• Developing and applying Lean tools and methodologies to achieve growth and improvements to KPIs
• Exemplifying the culture of Continuous Improvement when dealing with stakeholders at all levels
• Facilitating improvements based on strategic objectives and stakeholder expectations
• Developing tactical action items from corporate strategic vision
• Coaching a team-oriented problem-solving approach to analyze current conditions, diagnose problems, and make improvements
• Analyzing business metrics and trends to develop improvement strategies and a future vision for the business
• Training teammates, peers, and leaders on Lean methods in both formalized training sessions and stop-and-teach at Gemba
• Leading and coaching Kaizen events
• Driving Lean transformation in challenging locations, manufacturing sites or business segments where rollout has stalled or needs a catalyst for change; assisting with Lean rollout in newly acquired businesses as applicable
• Identifying, coaching, and mentoring future Lean talent to support professional advancement
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities Required: 

• Ability to energize, develop and build rapport at all levels within an organization
• Results-focused with a proven ability to execute and deliver on commitments
• Lateral thinker with ability to provide creative solutions to problems and issues as and when they arise.
• Demonstrated success influencing and managing remote teams and suppliers for project delivery
• Financial acumen, apply a broad understanding of financial management principles (costing, budgeting/forecasting)
• Strong Microsoft Excel (incl. Pivots/Macros) and PowerPoint skillset
• Experience with Lean transformation and rollout across multiple types of businesses or industries
• Multisite experience preferred with focus on manufacturing operations
• Proven successful application of Lean tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work, FMEA, Problem Solving, Kanban, Visual Daily Management,
• Strong business and financial acumen, engaging and dynamic leadership skills, and bias for action

• Ability to engage with all levels of the organization, including training of peers as well as executives
• Team player that is always willing to coach
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Minimum Education and Experience Required: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field
• 7-10 years previous planning experience in a multi-site continuous improvement setting
• Experience implementing complex lean operations

Hazardous Materials or Equipment Used:

• All Office Equipment

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and/or reach

 

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