OE Project Leader
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Job Description
About the role
The Project Leader plays a critical role in driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and lean transformation across the site and business unit. In this position, you will identify improvement opportunities, remove organizational barriers, and lead Lean Sigma initiatives to eliminate non-value-added activities and create maximum value for our customers. You will partner with cross-functional teams to improve site layouts and process flows, mentor team members in Lean principles, and ensure sustainable results and metrics tracking across all continuous improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop an in-depth understanding of Lean Sigma philosophy and methods as demonstrated by successful training and certification in these areas.
• Analyze and identify project opportunities that eliminate non-value-added activities and create value for customers.
• Drive site layout and process flow improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Identify and remove organizational barriers to support the continuous improvement process.
• Use Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to measure lean progress and evaluate process efficiency.
• Drive changes to traditional business methods and bring breakthrough operational improvements.
• Motivate team members to accept process changes and take ownership of new workflows.
• Train, educate, and mentor individuals across the organization on Lean and Sigma principles.
• Drive the sharing of best practices across the site and business unit to ensure sustainable results.
• Track project metrics and perform other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements
Department: Operations
Function: Manufacturing
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level