Lean Manufacturing Manager jobs in New Bedford, MA

Regional Lean / Continuous Improvement Manager

Who we are:

Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.

With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.

Who we are looking for:

We are currently searching for a Regional Lean / Continuous Improvement Manager for our ECFC Strategic Business Unit to be based out of our New Bedford, MA manufacturing location supporting 2 sites locally. Reporting to the Lean Director, this person will be responsible for fostering, promoting, and deploying the Atkore Business System (ABS) as a change agent for continuous improvement at multiple facilities.

ABS comprises three fundamental pillars: Strategy, People, & Process.

Those business system pillars are supported by Lean Daily Management (LDM), how we manage and sustain the business that we have today, and Strategy Deployment Process (SDP), how we build the business that we aspire to become.

The Regional Lean / Continuous Improvement Manager will be responsible for deploying Lean methodology including strategy design and deployment, training, mentoring, and coaching of subject matter expertise, and working closely cross functionally with Sales, Customer Service, Warehousing, Production, Maintenance, Procurement, Environmental Health & Safety, Finance, Human Resources, and Quality.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years of similar work experience in a manufacturing operation. Experience in lean manufacturing or business system-based company as a continuous improvement leader, black belt or similar role is a requirement.

What you’ll do:

• Champion the Facility’s ABS Control Room to sustain the connection between Strategy Deployment, Lean Excellence, and Facility Transformation initiatives.  
• Facilitate lean daily management; develop and lead the path to Gemba.
• Engage with facility leadership to set specific targets to achieve improvements functionally and strategically in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Innovation metrics.
• Develop, facilitate, and lead Value Stream Mapping (VSM) activities to identify & prioritize improvement opportunities.

What you'll bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering (MfgE or IE preferred) or other related functional areas or work experience.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience within a manufacturing operation leading lean and continuous improvement efforts
• Certified Lean Practitioner or Certified Six Sigma Black Belt strongly preferred.
• Excellent training, coaching, communication, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and technology within Construction, Steel Tube, or Stamping is highly preferred.
• Ability to travel 25% to 60% of the time, as needed. This is a multi-facility support position. Must be open to travel as business needs arise.

 Within 3 months, you’ll:

• Complete your Atkore Onboarding & Immersion program.
• Understand how your job will help deliver Atkore’s strategy.
• Visit the locations you support and begin building relationships with site contacts.

Within 6 months, you’ll:

• Manage Key Process Indicators and Targets to Improve (TTI) dashboards for Strategy Deployment Process.
• Support productivity improvement projects in the plant and other transactional waste reduction initiatives.
• Provide input and feedback to key leadership positions about process improvement opportunities specific to all parts of the organization.
• Champion, Sponsor, or Facilitate process and transactional improvement Kaizens.

Within 12 months, you’ll:

• Identify, create, and sustain standard processes throughout the organization.
• Partner with all functions to define process capabilities, assess gaps and develop gap closure plans.
• Provide functional leadership with awareness, knowledge, and guidance of Lean and/or Continuous Improvement principles, methodologies, and tools to support achievement of ABS business objectives.
• Mentor, influence, and develop potential lean practitioner candidates through their projects driving business change.
• Conduct training of Lean and Continuous Improvement principles, methodologies, and tools in both an office and manufacturing floor environments 

Atkore is a four-time Great Place to Work© certified company and a two-time Top Workplaces USA award winner! We’re committed to creating an engaged, aligned workforce driven by a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results and stays focused on being standout leaders. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors consistent with our core values.

Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!

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