DOS Manager
Dana Incorporated
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Crossville • Tennessee • United States
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About the role
- Lead, develop and implement a continuous improvement strategy for cost, quality, speed and flexibility that eliminates waste and provides outstanding levels of customer service
- Act as a change agent to ensure lean processes are deployed in improvements and become ingrained throughout the Light Vehicle
- Coach and develop production group in achieving established goal for the facility
- Facilitate the identification, selection, prioritization and assignment of projects with an emphasis on those that have breakthrough potential
- Lead the application of DOS tools and appropriate project planning tools to improve processes, eliminate waste, and reduce cycle time
- Expand projects across the Light Vehicle North American operations and measure results
- Ensure Engineers / Managers connect projects and methodology to the strategies of the global business unit
- Identify, establish, and deliver measurable processes for continuous improvement and regularly evaluate success
- Lead and/or directly influence cross-business strategic initiatives, growth projects, improvement initiatives, and similar high impact projects
- Schedule reviews of projects and progress with Staff and Plant Managers
- Drive the ongoing institutionalization of solutions for assessing DOS performance in alignment with customer and financial goals
- Audit the DOS system at the plants on a regular basis
- Create system for sharing best practices among all plants
- Be responsible and accountable for project executions from inception to completion, including communication of results and verification
- Ensure that each plant has a DOS strategy and roadmap leading to the achievement of lean processes and lean operating practices.
- Work together with the Director of Operations-North American, Plant Management and the corporate DOS group to achieve optimum results and consistency in each plant.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical or scientific field
- Several years business experience in Supply Chain and/or Operations function
- Experience in one or more project leadership role(s)
- Knowledge of Toyota Production System preferred
- Self-starter, organized, and driven to deliver on key tasks and accountabilities
- Attentive to detail and results-oriented and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong report-writing, technical presentation and communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, capable of working both independently and in a team environment.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
continuous improvement strategylean processesproject planning toolsDOS toolsToyota Production Systemprocess improvementwaste eliminationcycle time reductionproject executionmeasurable processes
Soft Skills
coachingorganizational skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsself-starterdetail-orientedresults-orientedability to handle multiple tasksteamworkleadership
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in a related technical field