Lean Transformation Coach

Re:Build Manufacturing is a rapidly growing family of industrial businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next generation industrial company. At Re:Build we deploy deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge performance of our subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diverse growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.

We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes for our customers, our employees, our communities and our investors. Ours is a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a wide variety of opportunities and projects. We empower and support our employees to pursue their fullest potential and provide meaningful avenues for personal and professional growth.

Who we are looking for (candidates must be located in the U.S.)

This role drives organizational change and operational excellence by leading lean transformation initiatives across strategically selected internal value streams as well as facilitating lean in product and process development work and in collaboration with Re:Build external customers. Reporting to the Chief Lean Officer, the Transformation Coach is responsible for guiding strategy deployment, conducting value stream analysis, and facilitating improvement events that impact safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and lead time . With a strong focus on teaching, mentoring, and coaching in the Gemba, this position develops lean leadership and culture throughout the enterprise, ensuring sustainable improvements that support business growth and the revitalization of U.S. manufacturing .

Opportunity

• Exciting opportunity to engage early in the Lean Transformation Journey
• Using experience and wisdom from past transformation level work, coach lean leadership and culture as well as tools.
• Impactful role, and one in which you will enjoy considerable autonomy and variety
• Lean Transformation is a strategic focus thus this role is high impact and highly critical as a teacher, advisor, and sensei to the lean journey.
• Inspiring mission focused work critical to re-vitalizing and growing US manufacturing

What you get to do

• Coach and facilitate lean transformation process on strategically selected value streams
• Teach lean tools and guide team members in implementation
• Mentor site Lean Leaders
• Interface with customers and facilitate lean events focused on product and process design as well as manufacturing operations set up for lean flow.
• Track results of lean transformation
• Lead highly technical and complex problem solving.
• Coach and model lean behaviors and actively enable lean culture
• Travel to sites and coach in the Gemba.

Do you have experience in Value stream mapping?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Hands on experience leading lean transformation including strategy deployment, Value Stream Analysis, and guiding roadmap transformational work including A3 thinking, rapid improvement (Kaizen) events, projects and coaching in the Gemba.

• Experience leading and coaching lean in product and process development.
• Experience coaching lean practices in engineering, technical and transactional (administrative) environments.
• Proven expertise coaching Value Stream Mapping, Visual Management, A3 Problem Solving, TPM/OEE, SMED, 2P/3P, Standard Work, line balancing, quality improvement tools, Cell design, Kanban, Waste identification and 5S.
• Excellent facilitation skills and the ability to lead Kaizen events at all levels of the organization.
• Computer skills including MS Office: excel, word, PowerPoint, and ability to perform statistical analysis.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 15+ years Lean Experience, leading and coaching in operations and technical environment
• Ability to travel up to 75%.