Lean Leader

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Victoria de Durango; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive benefits package

Growth and development opportunities

Supportive, inclusive work environment

Work-life balance and employee well‑be

Descripción de la vacante

Johnson Controls Durango site seeks a Lean Transformation Specialist to own the Lean journey for a key value stream. You will assess, plan, and drive future state improvements, coaching teams and ensuring JCBS integration across operations.

Requires 5+ years in manufacturing and 2+ years in continuous improvement, with Green Belt/Six Sigma or Lean certification. Role focuses on waste elimination, process excellence, and daily management adoption.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Preferably in Engineering.
• At least 5 years of professional experience, with 2 years in manufacturing operations and 2 years in continuous improvement/lean.
• 2+ years of indirect leadership experience to drive Lean Transformation.
• Green Belt Six Sigma or Lean Certification in Value Stream Mapping and Standard Work.
• Strong Lean tools knowledge: VSM, Kaizen facilitation, SMED, 5S, standard work, takt time, flow, pull systems.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Visio, and CAD tools.

Responsabilidades

• Own the Lean Transformation Journey for one of the engineered-to-order value streams at the Durango site.
• Report to the Business System Director and collaborate with the Value Stream Manager to implement JCBS.
• Assess current state, identify gaps, and develop future state plans; monitor progress and share learnings.
• Design and implement process improvements across the JCBS, ensuring vertical and horizontal integration.
• Lead improvement projects aligned with strategy and priorities; coach improvement teams.
• Drive daily management sustainment for the value stream and perform time studies to balance operations.
• Utilize 3P to create site flow and modify layouts to support transformation.
• Document learnings and share best practices across NA Chillers plants and JCI.

Conocimientos

Lean manufacturing

Value stream mapping

Kaizen facilitation

A3 problem solving

5S

Standard work

Takt time

Flow systems

Pull systems

Coaching

Communication skills

MS Office

Visio

AutoCAD

Green Belt

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Herramientas

Visio

AutoCAD

Descripción del empleo

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission‑critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry‑leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real‑world results and help move society forward.

What you will do:

• As part of the JCI Durango manufacturing site you will own the Lean Transformation Journey of 1 of its 2 engineered‑to‑order and configured‑to‑order value streams.
• You will report to the Business System Director and work very closely with the Value Stream Manager (also known as Focus Factory Manager) and its staff to drive the implementation of the Johnson Controls Business System.
• In this hands‑on role, you 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 using Value Stream Mapping and root cause problem solving tools (such as A3, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram, etc) the current state of the plant’s Operations, develop Future State vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan.
• Develops Lean capability across the value stream by coaching Focus Factory staff, front‑line leaders, and associates in JCBS principles, strengthening problem‑solving behaviors, operational discipline, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure the implementation and sustainment of the Daily Management system at his/her respective value stream.
• Perform time studies of the operations with the goal of re‑balancing the operation and eliminate waste.
• Utilize 3P as a tool to create flow at the site in the designated value stream.
• Modify/update physical and digital layouts as required during the transformation of the site.
• 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 Lean Transformation 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.
• Partners with Process Owners to identify systemic barriers to project success and strategically drives the organizational, process, and behavioral changes required to remove them.
• Document improvement process learning and shares best practices throughout the NA Chillers Business plants and JCI as a whole.
• Identifies and brings forward to Champion new project opportunities.
• Partners with the Focus Factory Manager on strategic initiatives that strengthen standards compliance, accelerate the deployment of new systems, and shape innovative, future‑focused solutions that drive sustainable operational excellence across the plant.
• Is accountable to deliver the Focus Factory and 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.

What we look for Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Preferably in Engineering.
• At least 5 years of professional working experience, with at least 2 years in a manufacturing operations role and 2 years in continuous improvement or lean manufacturing role.
• Has at least 2 yrs of proven experience in indirect leadership, influencing an organization to drive Lean Transformation.
• Possesses a Green Belt Six Sigma or a Lean Certification in Value Steam Mapping and Standard Work.
• Demonstrated expertise in Lean tools and concepts: VSM, Kaizen facilitation, SMED, 5S, standard work, takt time, flow, pull systems.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with experience using A3 or similar methodologies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint) as well as Internet software and E‑mail is required.
• Proficiency in Visio and/or any other software to create Value Stream Maps and Process Maps.
• Proficiency in Autocad or similar software to create/modify site layouts.
• Preferred 2 yrs of experience in Shinguijutsu Events Mexican Passport and American Visa Worked in an environment with a robust Continuous Improvement Business System.

What do we offer?

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Commitment to work‑life balance and employee well‑being.
• Engagement in meaningful projects that make a difference.
• Johnson Controls does not request pregnancy or HIV testing as a condition for hiring, continued employment, or promotion, in accordance with its commitment to labor equality and non‑discrimination.

Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission‑critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet.

At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.