Senior Principal, Lean Deployment

Overview

Waters Corporation is seeking a highly motivated and team-oriented candidate to lead our Continuous Improvement (CI) program for Manufacturing Operations based in New Castle, Delaware. This position will be responsible for fostering a culture of sustainable change through the creation and embedding of Lean / CI methodology and the supporting framework to deliver business impact. It will play a critical role in manufacturing and back-office process improvement, along with strategy and deployment.

The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert, coach, and partner with site leadership to drive lean CI activities. The position will collaborate with a global peer group to promote and expand the deployment of lean and to share and standardize best practices.

The successful candidate will be a passionate and agile leader, who strives to deliver superior value to our internal and external customers every day. This hands-on position requires dynamic leadership, excellent interpersonal skills, problem-solving, critical thinking, a solid command of key Lean tools as well as a compelling initiative to see the organization succeed.

Responsibilities

* Partner with the site leadership team to develop and execute the plan for continuous improvement within the overall framework of our Lean Operating System and deployment roadmap.

* Lead focused transformation efforts in key areas of the site(s).

* Apply Structured Problem Solving and/or Value Stream Mapping to facilitate and lead groups through analysis, improvement planning, and implementation.

* Improve/install tiered visual and daily management reporting systems to enable effective management of the factory.

* Charter, plan, and facilitate kaizen events to drive immediate, sustainable improvements on the shop floor.

* Analyze and improve transaction-based processes to identify sources of waste and productivity improvements for increased efficiency and cost savings.

* Deliver formal and informal training on key Lean and CI tools including Daily Management, Problem Solving, 6S, Setup reduction, Kanban, OEE, and line efficiency.

* Coach, build, and grow the skills and capabilities of others in Lean methods and Continuous Improvement.

* Challenge current thinking to drive a higher level of sustainable results.

* Demonstrate knowledge sharing (leading practices, benchmarking) from across Waters and outside of the organization.

* Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in SQDCP (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Productivity) that is tied to company objectives.

* Support opportunities at other sites or outside manufacturing as appropriate.

Qualifications

* 10 + Years of progressive experience in a manufacturing environment

* Bachelor's degree required;
Advanced degree preferred

* Ability to engage leaders and shop floor employees in deploying lean methodologies

* A track record of sustainable results

* Prior knowledge and practical experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting with a strong focus on Lean Manufacturing operations

* Experience in deploying a Lean Operating System in a manufacturing environment achieving breakthrough results in safety/quality/productivity/supply agility

* Experience with end-to-end value stream improvement with tools including, SMED, 6S, Visual Management, Daily Management, standard work, etc. preferred

* Lean/Six-Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent qualification preferred

* Strong leadership skills, self-directed and the ability to make independent decisions;
Bias towards action

* Capable of positively influencing people at all levels in the organization

* Competent in the use of advanced statistical and six-sigma techniques preferred

* PMP certification or equivalent project management training and experience preferred

* Experience with Visio and Microsoft Office applications

* Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills

* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and drive improvements

* Strong facilitation and coaching skills

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:

WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software,…