Director, Continuous Improvement

General Overview

Job Title: Director, Continuous Improvement 1
Functional Area: Continuous Improvement (CI)
Career Stream: Continuous Improvement (CTIM)
Role: Director 1 (DR1)
Job Code: DR1-CI-CTIM
Job Band: 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Work with the leadership team to lead the development and implementation of CI strategy
• Manage local teams to deliver CI improvement projects supporting all business functions
• Ensure a common approach to process improvement standards and methodology is practiced across the site/function
• Drive the adoption and measurement of the Systematic CI Framework Standards, including key system elements like CI Committee and Management Gemba, while reflecting on and enhancing the Standards
• Support the onboarding, training and education of CI within the local site/function.
• Lead and collaborate with site’s or function’s productivity projects related to Continuous Improvement and support the project funnel in the Cost Productivity Roadmap
• Provide hands‑on leadership and motivation to site and/or regional personnel to implement CI best practices, such as lead Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events
• Lead process improvement based CI workshops to drive ideas and solutions to achieve the site’s or function’s productivity e.g. capacity improvement, headcount analysis and improvement, line and layout design
• Keep abreast of best practices (in the both broader Celestica network and the industry) to integrate back into the function/region
• Collect and report monthly CI KPI's and Framework score to all local and regional stakeholders. This includes discussion and improvement action plans as part of site/function monthly reviews
• Work closely with all area owners to create a culture of continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience of identifying the need for and implementing process improvements that resulted in significant gains in operational efficiencies
• Demonstrated success in leading/facilitating a CI transformation
• Strong professional acumen and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven project management and organizational skills and expertise
• Must have the ability to handle multiple priority tasks in a manner that meets business requirements
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct authority by acting as a change agent
• Trains/coaches/mentors others in CI subject matter
• The ability to apply the scientific method through PDCA or DMAIC to solve complex cross‑functional and technical problems where the symptom(s) and/or root cause(s) are not understood
• Experience in key facets of complex manufacturing and support function environments
• Demonstrated experience in deploying CI across entire value streams
• Proven ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization
• Leadership experience within a matrix organization
• People management and development experience
• Change Management
• Communication
• Planning
• Problem solving
• Results oriented
• Leadership
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Flexibility

Duties of this position are performed in generally good conditions with occasional exposure (10% - 33%) to noise, odours, dust, drafts, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.
Duties may require regular periods of sitting and/or standing and sustained visual concentration on observing operations. Repetitive manual movements (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, time studies, assembling workstations/racking, labeling, floor taping, etc., as applicable) are regularly required.
Occasional overnight travel is required.

Typical

Experience:

10+ years of experience minimum
Master Black Belt, CI Manager
Should be very experienced in CI and will have worked upon a CI deployment in a past role
Experience in change management
Operations experience is also essential
Management and leadership experience

Bachelor Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may…