Watts Water Technologies

Continuous Improvement Manager

Watts Water Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $101,000 - $114,000 per year

About the role

  • Act as a change agent, systematically driving a CI culture
  • Lead and manage all standardized CI activities across the site, aligned with the Watts CI business system
  • Facilitate strategy deployment and goal deployment across all site functions and multiple value streams
  • Maintain a site-wide lean roadmap aimed at meeting site business goals and evolving CI culture, with an ongoing focus on improving productivity, quality, delivery and customer allegiance
  • Champion, measure and report on site productivity savings to meet AOP goals
  • Lead kaizen and lean workshops for site leaders and associates, effectively training on and employing techniques such as VSM, daily management, standard work, problem solving, 3P/layout, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 5S and visual management
  • Identify and prioritize business opportunities for improvement
  • Identify internal and external best practices, and share across the site and Watts
  • Lead site CI steering committee and facilitate the development and maintenance of an ongoing improvement project funnel, being filled from all areas of the business
  • Facilitate the ongoing development of a healthy cross-functional group of qualified CI practitioners and lean leaders
  • Ensure company policies are followed. Enforce company safety policies.
  • Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by manager or Company management.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
  • 5+ years of progressive manufacturing experience with a focus on hands-on lean kaizen, including VSM, daily management, standard work, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, Six Sigma, 3P/layout, 5S and visual management.
  • Working knowledge of multiple business functions, including operations, quality, logistics, finance, sales, customer service, engineering, IT and human resources
  • Experience leading strategy deployment and goal deployment, and developing a site-side lean roadmap with demonstrated results
  • Demonstrated experience solving business problems utilizing lean principles.
  • Proven leadership skills to coach and lead teams to fully deliver chartered objectives and projects.
  • Experience as a front-line Supervisor is strongly desired.
  • Advanced computer proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks, including [insert checks], and required pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Family building benefits, including paid maternity/paternity leave
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Continued professional development opportunities
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Additional perks such as fitness reimbursements and employee discount programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
lean kaizenVSMdaily managementstandard workcell designmaterial flowTPMSMEDSix Sigma5S
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingproblem solvingcommunicationcross-functional collaborationstrategic thinkingchange managementtrainingfacilitationproject management