Manager, Continuous Improvement
AeroVironment
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Simi Valley • California • Utah • United States
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Salary
💰 $98,432 - $139,650 per year
About the role
- Provide leadership to integrate the SC Strategy with Continuous improvement through execution of best practices.
- Lead, drive and influence continuous improvement throughout the organization.
- Facilitate efforts for waste and constraint elimination.
- Provide leadership, coaching and counseling for competency and capability building.
- Establish detailed program plans including identification and coordination of all necessary resources.
- Ensure understanding & alignment of best practices among businesses.
- Champion the advancement of Best Practices across Enterprise.
- Assure sustainability via execution of evergreen audit processes.
- Provide Connection to all Continuous Improvement project Rituals.
- Facilitate managing processes to address performance gaps.
- Drive behavioral transformation through Mindset & Behavior strategic commitment.
- Ensure processes exist and are functioning to fill and execute the improvement project portfolio plan pipeline for reduction of waste and constraints.
- Break down barriers to drive continuous improvements.
- Ensure an effective Decision Board process is in place which secures appropriate staffing, clarity on project goals, milestones, and deliverables.
Requirements
- 7 years of direct experience, including 3 years management experience
- Bachelors – directly related degree (Engineering Preferable)
- Eligibility to obtain a Secret level clearance
- Strong computer skills are a must, as is the ability to quickly pick up new programs and techniques as technology evolves
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to evaluate and interpret trends and important information
- Work with different departments and as part of a team, so excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required
- Being able to identify issues or ways to improve systems that are already in place is a key job function, so this position requires critical thinkers who can successfully troubleshoot and solve problems
- Experience with Foundational Best Practices (5S, Visual Performance Management, Focused Improvement, Teamwork)
- Uses vision to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple potential paths, and adapt decision-making style based on the situational circumstances
- Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to deliver organizational goals, while also delivering value back to employees
- Brings organizational values to life using personality, uniqueness, and the creation of a shared vision
- Champions the process of change and promotes a culture of quick adaptation while helping others deal with the effects of change
- Demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain internal and external trusting, professional relationships
- Assesses the degree of risk and opportunity in plans or actions and takes appropriate action to mitigate them or makes plans to build on the opportunity
Benefits
- medical
- dental vision
- 401K with company matching
- a 9/80 work schedule
- paid holiday shutdown
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
continuous improvementwaste eliminationconstraint eliminationprogram planninganalytical skillscritical thinking5Svisual performance managementfocused improvementteamwork
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvinginspirationmotivationorganizational valueschange managementrelationship building
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in EngineeringSecret level clearance eligibility