Continuous Improvement Site Leader

Regal Rexnord; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Regal Rexnord seeks a continuous improvement site leader for our Glendale, WI plant. This role drives growth-focused operations strategy and leads a cross-functional team to achieve SQDCG targets using the Regal Business System and 80/20 methodologies.

You will develop long and short-term plans, improve KPIs, and coach teams on pivotal CI tools, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, a related technical field, or combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 7 years related work experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven successful applications of CI tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Flow, Standard Work, Visual Management, & Problem Solving.
• Ability to lead and teach a site with a bias for action and a say-do mindset.
• Critical thinking skills to properly identify problem areas & potential.

Responsibilities

• Drive Operational Excellence and effective problem solving across the site.
• Partner with EHS manager to maintain a safe work environment and drive EHS metrics.
• Develop and implement long- and short-term strategic plans to meet targets and improve KPIs.
• Lead process improvement across the value stream using lean concepts and 80/20 methodologies.
• Manage Regal Business System review process to prioritize improvement initiatives and talent development.
• Coach and train site members on continuous improvement methods and Regal Business System deployment.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Problem Solving

Leadership

Lean concepts

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Value Stream Mapping

6S

Visual Management

Standard Work

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Scope of Role

Regal Rexnord is seeking a continuous improvement site leader for our Glendale, WI plant. This is a critical role to drive growth-focused operations strategy & provide hands‑on leadership to a cross functional team. The site RBS Leader drives operational excellence for the site. Within the site, this position will support the organization with achieving SQDC (safety, quality, delivery, cost‑competitiveness), through the effective application of the Regal Business System framework, tools and methodologies, to allow the plant to drive top line revenue growth and bottom‑line profitability. The leader will help develop and implement long and short‑term strategic plans to meet the plants' Targets to Improve (TTIs), drive significant plant Key Performance Indicator (KPI) improvements, partnering closely with the site management teams while supporting the application and development of the Regal Rexnord Business System (RBS) which includes 80/20 methodologies and Continuous Improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence & Effective Problem Solving
• Partner with EHS manager to maintain a safe work environment that is compliant with all regulations and drive focus on leading environmental health and safety (EHS) metrics and continuous improvement initiatives that promote safety.
• With the leadership team, partner to understand the current site business objectives and financial targets, develop a vision for the site's future operational/growth needs and implement a plan to achieve those outcomes.
• Provide subject matter expertise across the organization by partnering with functional, business and site leaders to assess current processes and identify process/performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Lead and implement process improvement across the value stream to drive SQDCG measures utilizing lean concepts. Key Concepts: Lean Conversion (5S, flow, standard work, tools/materials at point of use & visual management), visual factory, single (best) piece flow, replenishment systems, transactional process improvement techniques, defect reduction and effective daily management.
• Manage a robust Regal Business System review process for selecting scoping and prioritizing improvement initiatives (i.e. Policy Deployment, CI Roadmap, Kaizens, Projects and CI Talent) to achieve goals.
• Recognized as a leader with the ability to identify, diagnose and solve even the most complex business problems utilizing a fact-based, team-oriented and structured approach.
• Coach, mentor, and train site/functional members on continuous improvement methods based on Subject Matter Expertise.
• Drive and exemplify a positive attitude in the face of adversity to solve problems and align a team around effective problem solving.
• Skilled and experienced in decomposing a strategic vision into actionable strategies and tactics.
• Serve as a vital resource and coach for guiding process improvement and Regal Business System deployment across the business. Lead and exemplify the culture of continuous improvement across the organization.
• Effectively engage, coach and communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Energize and engage the organization to progress in long term improvement actions while meeting today's business performance needs. Balance strategy and tactics, helping the organization evolve and achieve its growth ambitions.
• Ability to work as a member of the leadership team to develop and communicate a future vision for the business. Garner followership across the organization to progress the transformation to achieve the future state.
• Analyze and assess business metrics (SQDCG and financials) and processes across the business to develop impactful improvement strategies.
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics, trends and situations from a "general manager's" point of view
• Identify, coach and engage talent across the business to leverage RBS Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies to support their professional advancement and improve the business's operational performance.
• Optimize the talent within the organizational structure and foster an environment to promote individual and team growth.
• Train, mentor and build continuous improvement skill and philosophies across the organization.
• Knows what good looks like and has the ability to coach and develop a team.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, a related technical field, or combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 7 years related work experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven successful applications of multiple CI tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Flow, Standard Work, Visual Management, & Problem Solving
• Ability to lead and teach a site with a bias for action and a say-do mindset
• Critical thinking skills to properly identify problem areas & potentia