Lean Enterprise Director-08805
This position is responsible for the strategic direction and deployment of the company’s Lean programs throughout the enterprise and for establishing and driving greater operational effectiveness via Lean operational excellence methodologies that improve operations and business processes. Key to success in this role is the ability to drive lasting and sustainable results in a fast paced and dynamic environment through the use of strong leadership and influencing skills, creating buy-in at all levels across the business, and rallying management staff and employees behind a common objective.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
• Solid experience with leading Lean integrated improvement efforts in a manufacturing setting (preferably in the avionics, surveillance, and/or microwave communications products industries).
• As the Lean Director, lead, facilitate and manage change across the entire organization. Scope, manage and prioritize project objectives with a focus on quality, process efficiency, and productivity. Serve as the Lean technical operational excellence resource to senior management and employees.
• Work with senior managers and employees across the company to train, communicate, standardize, sustain and facilitate the implementation of Lean Enterprise thinking and principles. Identify training needs/requirements and develop appropriate in-house and/or external programs.
• Create and implement a business system that accentuates program progress and performance against objectives, and benchmark performance against best in class excellence.
• Develop and continuously refine the Lean Enterprise implementation plan. Measure and document progress towards meeting Lean objectives. Write and distribute timely status reports updating management on Lean activities.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and long-term improvement opportunities that measurably improve the performance of the entire enterprise.
• Thorough understanding of MRP, ERP and capacity planning. In-depth understanding of manufacturing plant operations, machine capabilities, product design and linear flow paths.
  
  Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Production Engineering, Production Management, or an appropriate technical discipline; or a minimum of 5 years (10 years is highly desirable) applicable and related experience in Lean implementation and facilitation in a relevant manufacturing environment; or the equivalent combination of education and experience. A Master’s degree in a technical discipline or a MBA is highly desirable.
• Lean experience within an ISO registered environment.
• Advanced training in Lean and other improvement methodologies is highly desirable.
• A progressive, flexible and team oriented individual with strong results based leadership skills as well as considerable impact and influencing abilities.
• Tenacity and energy in leading change towards effective and sustainable Lean initiatives.
• Ability to communicate effectively to influence and motivate management and staff, maintaining a persuasive and credible presentation style at all levels of the company.
• Strong analytical skills and process focus abilities.
• Operations/process leadership experience.
• Experience in manufacturing materials management and quality program processes. Program management experience is highly desirable.
• Must be thoroughly versed in all aspects of manufacturing concepts, practices and procedures used in the design and production of a product.
• Certification(s) in Lean processes.
  
  Qualifications
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  Language Skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization..
  
  Mathematical Skills
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  
  Communication Skills
• This position requires communication skills necessary to train various levels of personnel and the ability to work across dept groups and be viewed as a cross functional team member
• Must possess strong problem solving and communication skills.
  
  Computer Skills
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software, inventory software, manufacturing software, order processing systems, project management software, and spreadsheet software. Proficiency with Microsoft Windows 2000/XP based operating systems and Microsoft Office. Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems is required.
  
  Reasoning Ability
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  
  Other Skills and Abilities
• US Citizenship required. Employees must be able to work in an environment with information/products covered in DTC’s Technology Control Plan (TCP).
  
  Work Environment
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of radiation and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  
  Physical Demand:
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  Location:
  Company HQ office, Nashua, NH
  
  Supervisory Responsibilities
  No.
  

DTC is an EOE/AA/M/F/D/V Employer
To apply for this position, submit resume and cover letter to include job requisition # to:

jobs@dtccom.com