Lean Leader: Drive Continuous Improvement & Efficiency

Innio; Welland; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual safety shoe reimbursement

Safety glasses provided

Tuition & professional development

On-site gym

Fitness reimbursement

RRSP/TFSA and pension match

Job summary

INNIO is seeking a Lean Leader for the Welland facility to drive company-wide lean initiatives and improve operational performance.

You will develop and execute Lean plans to reduce in‑process inventory, lead time and costs while elevating process quality, reporting to the VP Operations. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and engineering degree are required, with strong coaching and project leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a preference in Engineering.
• 5+ years of lean manufacturing experience.
• Proven ability to train and coach new team members to build a culture of Lean.
• Experience leading employees who are not direct reports.
• Strong Lean, continuous improvement and root cause analysis background with prior process improvement assignments.
• Certified Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.
• Familiarity with quality methodologies including FMEA, 8D, 5 Why, etc.
• Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead education, support and use of Lean tools to identify and eliminate waste.
• Promote Lean integration to achieve business goals.
• Develop culture and cost-saving initiatives for the facility.
• Partner with functional leads to meet site targets.
• Define and develop new processes across the facility.
• Train team members in Lean tools and methodologies.
• Create Lean Roadmap & Vision for Welland Facility annually.
• Ensure updates to product management, customer service and sales teams on improvements.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma Black Belt

Training & coaching

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

FMEA

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

INNIO is seeking a Lean Leader for the Welland facility to drive company-wide lean initiatives and improve operational performance.

You will develop and execute Lean plans to reduce in‑process inventory, lead time and costs while elevating process quality, reporting to the VP Operations. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and engineering degree are required, with strong coaching and project leadership skills.