Global Continuous Improvement Manager

As the Global CI Manager, reporting to the Director of Operational Excellence, you will assume a high visibility leadership role, focused on the development and execution of the Corporate CI strategy, supporting plants in the implementation of the Dover Operational Excellence program, driving efficiency, optimizing processes, and enhancing operational performance globally.

The core responsibility of the global CI leader is to return bottom line productivity savings to our global P&L through deployment and use of core foundational lean concepts. He/she will work closely with the Plant Managers, DPC CI teams, Dover Corporate as well as cross-functional teams, to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective operational / business solutions for all aspects of the plants.

Our business is in the manufacturing of mission-critical equipment and components, supporting cleaner energy solutions through our brand portfolio consisting of Cook Compression, Waukesha Bearings, Waukesha Magnetic Bearings, Inpro/Seal, Bearings Plus, and FW Murphy and hold market leading position's globally within power & energy, marine, industrial, chemical and general processing industry sectors.

Note:

This position is open to hybrid working but with a requirement to attend Houston offices readily on a weekly basis. It may require up to 50% travel both domestically and internationally.

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, business administration or related field
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification and / or Lean certification
• Experience with TQMS such as TPS, Honeywell operating system, or similar operational excellence model
• 8-10+ years of progressive experience in Lean Transformation across multiple sites, driving continuous improvement in a high-performing organization, preferably in a manufacturing environment, working with capital equipment
• The ability to coordinate and lead successful cross-functional improvements is necessary in addition to possessing superior written, oral and presentation skills
• Experience in leading CI at a multi-site level
• High level of self-motivation with proactive approaches to problem solving and strong decision-making capabilities
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Working experience s with functional leaders to establish and execute CI roadmap to deliver baseline results
• Able to influence, motivate and drive a CI mindset with multiple disciplines throughout the organization
• Proficient in Excel, Outlook, Word, Visio, Power Point and Power BI

• Master's Degree in Engineering or Business Administration
• Lean transactional experiences in customer services, order entry, engineering design, and finance
• SME/AME/ASQ/Shingo Prizes Lean Certification or other Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

• As an individual contributor, develops, communicates, and leads the execution of the global CI strategy, focusing on transformation, processes, and systems to enable greater value delivery and improved productivity
• Champions and sustains a robust CI infrastructure allowing near real time program improvements with cross functional collaboration so learnings are shared across the portfolio
• Support all Dover operational excellence initiatives
• Supports execution of the CI roadmap within the site and champions site level CI events, returning productivity improvements through core lean waste elimination concepts
• Monitors and analyzes operational performance metrics to identify areas of improvement
• Responsible for site productivity targets, both deployment and execution, and champions site productivity roadmap projects and fuel to grow process to enable a reduction in cost of goods sold (COGS)
• Responsible for End-to-End process optimization and standardization
• Participates/teaches/leads the deployment of design for flow lean tools
• Establishes standardized work and audit schedule for sustainment, partnering in driving and improving the SQDIP metrics globally
• Implements CI best practices sharing across all sites globally within DPC
• Participates in GEMBA walks and coaches/mentors/trains the plant/functional management teams to deploy a consistent CI culture across the plant/functional areas
• Teaches problem-solving skills to employees, promotes the use of problem-solving tools within the plant / functional areas and becomes a subject matter expert
• Follows up regularly with site leaders to ensure the continuation of foundational CI…