Sr. Lean Manager

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The Toro Company is a homegrown, Minnesota-based company that has been in business since 1914. We pride ourselves on providing world‑class equipment to help maintain the environment that we love, while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us. From residential lawns and gardens, to venues such as St Andrews Links and Target Field, we are a company with a global footprint and a passion for helping people beautify whatever landscape they may be in.

With 100 years of operation under our belt and a healthy tenure, come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career.

You will lead and influence the development and implementation of consistent Lean business practices across the multiple operations sites, functions and businesses to drive increased growth, operational excellence and empowered employees. Lead and/or participate in the development, execution, and maintenance of transformation plans, developing Lean training, delivering coaching and training on Lean principles, concepts and tools, leading Kaizen events, knowledge sharing, and mentoring future Lean practitioners.

Responsibility for supporting multiple manufacturing sites, distribution centers and functional teams.

• Define, develop and deploy consistent Lean business practices in support of The Toro Company Business System (TBS), which is TTC’s Lean enterprise system.
• Promote and guide teams driving transformational change in the implementation of the TBS, which includes strategy deployment, visual management, daily management, material flow, etc. utilizing various process improvement tools including, but not limited to: value stream mapping, Kaizen, 5S, standard work, cell design, continuous flow, plan for every part, changeover reduction, TPM, root cause analysis, etc.
• Collaborate with leadership teams to develop long‑range strategic plans and annual plans in support of continuous improvement to drive improvements in key metrics such as safety, quality, delivery, cost, cash, employee engagement, and growth, identifying indicators for future improvement opportunities.
• Establish and evolve operating principles, communication, knowledge sharing and reporting strategies to provide visibility into continuous improvement/Lean efforts.
• Lead TBS maturity assessment process development, deployment and evolution and coordinate gap closure plans with leadership teams, the Corporate Lean Enterprise team and external Lean practitioners to achieve planned TBS maturity levels.
• Develop and deploy training of Lean principles, concepts, behaviors and methods which enhance the existing culture to one of continuous improvement at all levels of the organization.
• Develop and implement training plans to cascade Lean principles to key areas within the organization, involving all employees in the execution of the Lean process, ensuring open and sustained communication.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other Lean and Continuous Improvement practitioners throughout the enterprise.
• Provide project management and project leadership support for prioritized, complex, cross‑functional continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate to leadership teams on overall Lean Enterprise initiatives, continuous improvement projects, kaizen status and assessment of customer needs on a regular basis.
• Actively participate as a member of the Corporate Lean Enterprise Team to TBS, share best practices, report progress and provide support to other Lean Managers as necessary.
• Stay current with technologies and Lean concepts through continuing education and benchmarking.
• Full job description will be provided to final candidate at point of offer.

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS).
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of Lean / Continuous Improvement Experience & Manufacturing and/or Distribution environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Lean tools: value stream mapping, 5S,…