Lean Sensei
wabtec

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

It's not just about your career… or your job title…it's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven't been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Role Summary/Purpose

The Lean Sensei will report to the VP of Continuous Improvement. Work in a team environment to develop, support and coach the operations teams and local lean leaders to improved manufacturing and/or value stream speed, delivery, quality, and productivity utilizing lean methodologies. Once the transformation foothold has taken root in the Global Integrated Supply Chain, the transformation will transition to critical business processes and the business as a whole.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Work with VP of CI to create the lean vision and implement a strategy to improve the customer experience through improvements in cycle time, delivery, and ensure all other customer critical to quality area are at the forefront of the strategy.
  • Change agent responsible for delivering performance excellence through execution of lean initiatives and providing thoughtful coaching of the functional standard work and problem solving.
  • Support the functional teams in developing and executing lean plans to improve the customer experience areas and metrics.
  • Be comfortable coaching executives in lean methodology and principles, Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment), problem solving, and etc. Strong communication is a must.
  • Support implementation of lean across global operations and the business including establishment of standards, metrics, employee training, kaizen workouts, change implementation, and after-action reviews
  • Continuously evaluate operational best practices for inclusion in lean standards; develop training materials and programs to support and sustain standard operating procedures
  • Develop and improve the Business Operating System knows as the Wabtec Management System such that it is recognizable and trusted source of business operating practices and processes.
Qualifications / Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
  • Minimum of 10 additional years of experience leading teams in a lean transformation(s) where both lean leadership and change management up, across, and down through the organization was demonstrated.
  • Demonstrated a deep faith in Toyota Production System (TPS) principles of servant leadership, connecting to the customer(s), building capability from the worker performing standard work and through the organization, and problem solving with the customer and worker always top of mind.
  • Experience leading change in a complex, globally diverse matrixed organization
  • Ability to travel up to 25%
Desired Characteristics
  • Deep faith in lean and its principles with a proven track record leading in a TPS type transformation and business operating system transformation…. much beyond a lean-six sigma tool type continuous improvement initiative. A lean zealot.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Clear thinker, able to analyze and resolve complex problems
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects ensuring buy-in from key stakeholders in a matrix environment at all levels.
  • Established project management skills, experience documenting, planning, and stabilizing programs
  • Ability to work effectively across functions; extensive experience leading cross-functional or geographically dispersed teams, proven mentoring and coaching abilities, ability to motivate & inspire others
Relocation may be provided if you meet eligibility guidelines

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.


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