CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT LEADER

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Continuous Improvement Teams design and implement programs and projects to improve products, services, or process aligned with business strategies. They coach teams; establish program performance metrics; and establish process excellence supports. The continuous improvement coordinator oversees administrating the TE Operating Advantage (TEOA) deployment goals set by management across the facility. This position in charge of administrating, documenting, and ensuring that the TEOA initiatives are driven through the organization. The coordinate must have strong communication skills to ensure that there is lean participation at all levels within the facility. This position provides training to employees & leads kaizen events and projects.

• The development of site deployment plans consistent with the business unit's strategic plan
• Fully supports and incorporates safety and safety initiatives in all kaizens and behavior
• Assists the facility leadership team to set the vision for the site and participates in the development of gap plans and corresponding action items to achieve this vision. Helps implement the vision as needed
• Identifies and organizes resources required to achieve successful implementation in accordance with plan
• Administers and aides projects teams and development plans at both site and functional levels
• Develops the sill levels of practitioners and other site personnel to implement and sustain Lean & Six Sigma projects
• Monitors progress against plans, achievement of continuous improvement, and progression to higher star assessment levels
• Monitors and reports site-level measurement and performance against star-level assessments
• Leads continuous improvement activities that enhance the overall effectiveness within the facility to achieve the plan level metrics and goals
• Facilities Kaizen events throughout the site to drive continuous improvement
• With the help of finance, accounts for savings and tracks, validates, and posts to financial/operational results
• Provides employees with required training as well as assisting in defining and guiding standardized programs to educate employees in the principles of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
• Foster the adoption of continuous improvement as a way life, creating a culture of change.
• Build strong and positive working relationships with all functional areas.
• Assists the identification of production requirements within the Value Stream ensuring alignment with all process departments on needed capacity and priorities to achieve the Value Stream goals along with the development and deployment of appropriate planning,
• The TEOA Leader will be in charge of developing and deploying the value stream daily accountability process and employing problem solving methodologies to find the root cause and develop countermeasures for misses to daily targets, identifying and ensuring resolution of system issues and ensuring the successful accomplishment of customer expectations.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required
• Must be certified TEOA Practitioner or willing to acquire within the first year.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Lean practitioner with demonstrated evidence of sustained, successful lean activities within specific value streams with focus on production, logistics or engineering and financial knowledge.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated use of problem-solving tools and methods (six sigma, 8D, QOS, or other)
• DMAIC Six Sigma Green Belt strongly preferred
• Strong communication and comfort with facilitating large groups at all levels of the organization
• Requires a self-started with strong written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated collaborative style that promotes and champion change.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Highly proficiency in project management
• Analytical minded and data-driven
• Ability to teach and coach effectively
• Ability to plan, organize and motivate others
• Comfortable with challenging the status quo to drive operational excellence
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus