Advanced Process Excellence Specialist

The Process Excellence Specialist will work as part of the NA Total Industrial Engineering department with the mission to strengthen NA Manufacturing Structure through the daily application and enforcement of Excellent Factory disciplines TIE, TPM, and TQM and Manufacturing Standards. NATIE is aggressively pursuing to establish a high-efficiency plant that can operate without relying on people and can flexibly respond to “Future environmental changes" and “fluctuations" without Production / Conveyance loss. Each EF member has 4 key responsibilities which supports our department mission: Process Excellence (NA Health Assessment & Manufacturing Minimum Standards), Planning (Strategic Kaizen for Target Plants), Promotion (Direct Kaizen Support) and Emergency Support. Responsibilities: Leadership for the North American Manufacturing Health Assessment (MHA) - Create, Expand, Confirm, Kaizen for disciplines of SHE, TQM, TPM, TPS, and PC Lead Annual Plan for MHA w/ category leaders Annual improvement of the Health Assessment Tools and Methods Lead update of target setting, scoring, and reporting Establish MHA Regional / Global Best Practice Share and Expansion Method Establish Best Practice Ceremony Monthly Report to Director Direct Kaizen member for DENSO and affiliate activities linked to achieving business targets related to Health Assessment Level Up improvement. Quickly access current condition, set strategy, organize resources and make action for immediate improvement. Communicates effectively across multiples companies, captures/understands key data, and adapt to changes in work environment. Lead Long-Short Term Strategy Dev. for North American Manufacturing Minimum Standards Est Primary Policy, Standards, Tools, Methods and ‘Core’ HRD for NA. Establish and Maintain Management Cadence for Activity and Reporting of KPI / Governance and Project Mgt Travel as required to support projects and department activities. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field preferred 5-8 years of relevant manufacturing experience required. A combination of degree and experience can be considered Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills Strong people and process management skills with the ability to develop positive working relationships Embrace a fluid and diverse work environment Comfort working individually and with teams at all levels of management Working knowledge of Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Access Physical Requirements: This job will require working in an office environment but also include significant time in manufacturing and logistical areas which may have specific PPE requirements. This job requires frequent sitting, standing, climbing, walking, lifting, pulling and or pushing, carrying, grasping, reaching, stooping, crouching, crawling, color determination and near acuity. Benefits Summary: Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Flexible Spending Account Employee Assistance Program 401K with 4% company match Bonus Program Wellness Program Onsite Fitness Center (vary by location) Tuition Reimbursement Career Development and Ongoing Training Paid holidays and vacation Cafeteria and food markets (vary by location) Volunteer opportunities Employee recognition (employee and milestone events) Annual Salary: $78,000-$98,000