Lean Practictioner I
Mueller Water Products

Job Info

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The Lean Practitioner will drive the achievement of Lean Sigma performance by building a culture of continuous improvement through the use of lean philosophies throughout the Decatur operations. This involves the development, implementation, and preservation validity of the Quality System. The proper allocation of available capital to equipment and processes which move the business forward and the identification of personnel training requirements relative to new equipment and processes. The major objective is to improve the people and processes to remove cost from the system and to improve our product quality so that we are more competitive in the marketplace and our business growth.

Key Accountabilities:

• Drive Lean Sigma throughout the Decatur operations by ensuring standard utilization of lean sigma practices.
• Lead kaizen events and six sigma blackbelt level projects within and across operations to optimize value stream performance.
• Train and mentor site lean leaders, greenbelts and other improvement personnel in lean six sigma methodology.
• Create opportunities to develop best practices with Lean Sigma.
• Build and develop improved operations, processes and procedures to support the Company strategic direction.
• Facilitate a high level of employee participation on teams and in events to foster high involvement, accountability and results.

Critical Competencies:

• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Directing Others: Is good at establishing clear directions; sets stretching objectives; distributes the workload appropriately; lays out work in well-planned and organized manner; maintains two-way dialogue with others on work and results; brings out the best in people; is a clear communicator.
• Command Skills: Relishes leading; takes unpopular stands if necessary; encourages direct and tough debate but isn't afraid to end it and move on; faces adversity head on; energized by tough challenges.
• Managing Vision and Purpose: Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; creates mileposts and symbols to rally support behind the vision; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations.
• Managerial Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; defines success in terms of the whole team.
• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can create and lead competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Technical Competence: Applies and improves extensive or in-depth specialized knowledge, skills and judgment to accomplish a result or to accomplish one's job effectively.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in related Technical discipline.
• Six or more years of experience in manufacturing environment involving high speed machining.
• Strong working knowledge and experience in Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma tools.
• Outstanding PC/Systems knowledge and skills.
• Strong leadership, communications and interpersonal skills with ability to interact with all levels of employees, customers and outside professionals.
• Behavior and experience demonstrated with results for:
  • Understanding of market dynamics and financial implications for strategic decisions.
  • Leadership style supportive of team and group communication and relationships with peers and customers.
  • Leadership by example via energy level, diligence, aggressiveness, and overall work ethic.
  • Ability to work within a high velocity, autonomous and demanding business culture.
  • Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.

Required Experience:

• Six (6) years progressive work related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines, technologies, and processes related to the position. May lead complex projects in area of expertise

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sexual orientation, race, color, age, disability, religion, national origin, citizenship status and creed.

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