Senior Continuous Improvement Lean Leader

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

YOUAs a Lean Leader, you will support the Branch by developing, executing and facilitating an enterprise-wide lean management system for our four branches. The Lean Leader will collaborate with all key stakeholders to lead and facilitate events and document progress to lean goals.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING (% of Time)
Coaches and teach continuous improvement methodologies and imbeds lean data based thinking into others. Respectfully challenges the status quo and encourages fellow employees to get better every day. (20%)Develops alignment with Regional & Home Office Lean Team while driving a local lean management system and ensures that all elements such as standardized processes, problem solving and governance are in place to drive sustainable results.

(20%)Utilizes value stream mapping and various lean tools to select the right blend of kaizen events, projects and just do it’s that drive business improvement. (20%)Leads and facilitates lean activities such as kaizen events and lean process reviews and works with the event or project leader prepares for kaizen events using A3 techniques. (20%)Develops and executes a lean transformation roadmap for the branches including plant and transactional office improvements.

Conducts lean assessments and develops an action plan to address opportunities for improvement. (10%)Develops metrics and cost tracking mechanisms to quantify safety, quality, cost and cash improvements. (10%)DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE If you can do everything listed above, you’ve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an engineering discipline is required.

Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt certification is required.
8-12 years of demonstrated lean application experience and training at the “Gemba” preferred.

Process oriented thinker:
Focuses on the process more than results. Believe the right process will bring the right results.

Develop and manage initiatives which identify cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities. Rigorous and regular deployment of standard Lean problem-solving tools (data analytics/Pareto charting, Fishbone, 5 Why's, A3, Six Sigma, and Kaizen) to address performance shortcomings and drive rapid process and performance improvement

Able to drive a culture of accountability throughout the organization by facilitating effective goal development and deployment that aligns with the overall company’s vision and strategy

Exceptional relationship-building skills:
Leads by building relationships and trust. Demonstrates respect for people by creating the mindset that performing waste free work exudes the ultimate respect for fellow employees.

Lean knowledge:
Possesses hands on knowledge in value stream mapping, standard work, pull systems, inventory right sizing and transactional deployment.

Problem Solver:
Is able to solve complex problems using various tools and gets to root cause.

Communication:
Clearly exchanges thoughts, ideas and messages through written, verbal and non-verbal methods that promote an understanding with the target audience. Creates accurate and punctual reports, shares information and ideas with others in a timely manner. Listen carefully and attentively. Engaging and effective presentation and facilitation skills.

Drive preventative thinking into the application of countermeasures.

Attention to Detail:
Is attentive to detail and accuracy, performs quality work, continuously looks for improvements, finds root cause of problems, owns/acts on problems, seeks opportunities to increase…