Plant Lean Leader

Alloy Enterprises; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls' Silent-Aire division is seeking a Senior CI professional to assess current state performance, identify gaps, and design future-state improvements across data center plant operations. You will coach frontline leaders, drive Kaizen initiatives, and ensure alignment with JCBS, delivering measurable productivity gains while upholding safety standards.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in continuous improvement and operations leadership, with strong analytical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 5+ years in Continuous Improvement and 5+ years as frontline operations leader.
• Proven ability to drive change and exceed expectations.
• Strong leadership across vertical and horizontal teams.
• Solid statistical knowledge and application to improvement projects.
• Lean certifications from a reputable organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence without authority.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and related software.

Responsibilities

• Identify gaps in plant metrics and collaborate to implement improvement strategies.
• Assess current operations and build a future-state plan with timelines.
• Coach staff and front-line leaders in JCBS methodologies.
• Ensure process owners are engaged in software development and team leadership.
• Prepare detailed improvement plans and track progress to completion.
• Develop a CI roadmap with leadership to balance efficiency and customer focus.
• Document learnings and share best practices across AHU plants.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Process Improvement

Leadership

Statistics

Lean Certification

Interpersonal Skills

Microsoft Excel

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Statistical software

Job description

About Us:

Silent-Aire, a division of Johnson Controls, is a global leader in owner equipment manufacturing (OEM) dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large-scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs.

What you will do:

Working under the framework of Johnson Controls Continuous Improvement & Production system, will assess current state performance, identify gaps, visualize and establish a plan to get to the future state, monitor progress and share/acquire best-in-class ideas and systems. Defines, designs and implements process improvement as part of the Johnson Controls Business System (JCBS); ensures integration and alignment vertically and horizontally across organization. Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies and priorities. Facilitates and coaches improvement teams.

How you will do it:

• Identify gaps in business metrics and then works with all levels of the plant in establishing and executing a strategy for improving them
• Assess the current state of the plant’s Operations; Develop Future State vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan
• Coaches plant staff, front line leaders and associates in JCBS.
• Ensure process owner involvement in SW development and team leadership
• Using kaizen funnel tracking and reporting systems, will prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and achievement of transformational and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop a plant CI Roadmap, driving breakthrough or Best-in-class performance that balances resources between internal plant efficiency and external customer-focused effectiveness projects through 1. Just Do It improvements, 2. Kaizens, 3. Workshops.
• Assists Process Owners in identifying barriers to project success and helps to drive changes when needed
• Document improvement process learning and shares best practices throughout AHU plants.
• Identifies and brings forward to Champion new project opportunities
• Assist Plant Manager in any strategic initiative that will help in compliance to standards, implementing new systems, and designing creative solutions that will continuously improve the plant.
• Is accountable to deliver the plant annual goals.
• All other tasks as assigned.
• Adheres to the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics standards.
• Responsible for driving Safety Performance in the Plant.
• Assesses current state performance, identifies gaps, visualizes and establishes a plan to get to the future state, monitors progress and shares/acquires best-in-class ideas and systems.

What we look for

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required. 5 Years suggested minimum experience in Continuous Improvement and 5 years experience as a operational frontline leader. Has demonstrated high-level performance in current and previous positions.
• Has shown initiative, the desire to drive change and is motivated to exceed expectations
• Has solid leadership skills and able to manage both vertically and horizontally
• Possesses basic statistical knowledge and the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects
• Can show certifications from a reputable lean leading company.
• Has demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise without authority.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint) as well as Internet software and E-mail is required.

Johnson Controls’ Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and in Ontario, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). When requested, accommodation will be provided throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. To request accommodation, please contact us. Any information you provide related to accommodation measures will be treated as confidential. A copy of Johnson Controls’ applicable AODA policies are available on our website at www.johnsoncontrols.com for your reference, and can be made available in accessible formats upon request.