Leads, manages, and supports projects related to process and product improvements using Lean, Six
Sigma and project management methodologies to achieve business goals.
Specific Responsibilities
- Maintenance Components BIQ Lead to 3+ machine production facilities.
- Identify, lead and execute defined Built-in-Quality (BIQ) Projects. BIQ Projects are to be run as accelerated internal CPI Quality Projects.
- Support established BIQ Governance process and format.
- Collaborate with Machine BIQ Leads to identify future common BIQ Projects.
- Coordinate NPI Audit of Maintenance Components part families.
- Establish New Source Introduction notification method.
General Responsibilities
- Designing and developing Six Sigma programs, including supporting systems and tools, for quality and business process improvement.
- Leading and managing Six Sigma project portfolios to achieve measurable business process improvements.
- Providing technical training and guidance for Green Belt professionals on the planning, development and implementation of Six Sigma projects.
- Employing Six Sigma methodology into organizational operations to meet business goals and objectives.
Skill Descriptors
Active Learning : Understanding the necessity for continuous personal growth and learning; ability to gauge ones strengths, limitations and interests accurately, and use this knowledge for purposes of performance effectiveness self-development.
Level: Working Level Knowledge
- Explains lessons learned from mistakes and failures as we'll as successes.
- Maintains network of contacts within own unit.
- Identifies and explains own strengths and development needs.
- Makes use of journals, associations, and conferences in own professional specialty.
- Learns new concepts, processes and tools related to own immediate responsibilities.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level: Working Level Knowledge
- Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
- Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
- Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc to disclose meaningful data patterns.
- Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.
- Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Level: Working Level Knowledge
- Develops basic persuasive arguments.
- Discusses organizational culture around providing input on decisions.
- Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to surface opportunities to influence.
- Identifies who the decision makers are and how they receive information.
- Regularly presents ideas or suggestions to associates in persuasive terms.
Interpersonal Relationships: Knowledge of the techniques and the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.
Level: Working Level Knowledge
- Explains impact of interactions with individuals and groups.
- Identifies roles and responsibilities for self and others.
- Demonstrates an understanding of alternative points of view.
- Collaborates with departmental associates and management.
- Adapts interaction style to situations and people.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level: Working Level Knowledge
- Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
- Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
- Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
- Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
- Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintain focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services.
Level: Working Level Knowledge:
- Defines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
- Identifies process problems that limit performance.
- Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
- Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
- Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
Level: Basic Level Understanding:
- Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.
- Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.
- Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable.
- Gives examples of critical paths in projects.
Six Sigma Methodology: Knowledge of the concepts of six sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) methodology; ability to use the methodology to improve the manufacturing processes and control the improvements by eliminating root causes.
Level: Working Level Knowledge:
- Analyzes business priorities for selecting potential critical metrics.
- Uses tools (eg trend charts, Pareto charts, sigma conversion chart) to measure historical performance.
- Researches important causes that have an impact on quality and customer satisfaction with the use of statistical tools.
- Resolves routine problems in a cost-effective manner.
- Reports deviances from process improvements.
What would make you a top candidate
- Previous experience at a machine production facility in operations or quality.
- Black Belt with experience leading DMAIC CPI projects.
- Previous experience as a Product Service Engineer.
- Previous experience as a Machine Quality Engineer.
- Familiarity with Maintenance Components: Hose, Couplings, Fittings, Tubes, Adapters, Seals, Gaskets, Mounts, Fasteners, Hardware, Pins, Bearings
