Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree plus 3+ years’ of lean deployment/leadership experience in a manufacturing/ industrial setting - OR - Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline required.
• 3+ years of MS Excel experience, including pivot tables and formulas, required.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
• Aerospace industry experience preferred.
• An understanding of Lean Thinking and servant Leadership.
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher preferred).
• Strong working knowledge of Lean tools such as value stream mapping, 5S, Kaizen, and root cause analysis.
• Hands-on experience facilitating value stream mapping workshops and executing process improvement projects
• Project management skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through change
• The demonstrated ability to influence all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced team members.
• A track record of Leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams.
• GKN experience preferred.
Compensation Range
The compensation range for this position is between $89,864 - $112,330
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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