Director – Lean Enterprise

M. C. Dean; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean seeks a Director – Lean Enterprise to lead lean transformation across field construction operations, manufacturing facilities, and other sites. You will partner with executive leadership to deploy a unified Lean operating system, improving design through commissioning and maintenance.

The role requires 16+ years of operational leadership and 10+ years driving lean initiatives across multiple sites, with travel to facilities and job sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
• 16+ years of progressive operational leadership experience.
• 10+ years leading Lean transformation initiatives in manufacturing, construction, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success implementing Lean systems across multiple business units or locations.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
• Ability to travel regularly to manufacturing facilities and project sites.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute the enterprise Lean strategy aligned with company growth and operational goals.
• Lead deployment of lean principles into construction job sites, collaborating with project executives and field leadership to improve delivery and productivity.
• Coordinate external consulting support in job sites as needed for lean transformation.
• Support lean implementation in manufacturing and modular assembly facilities and other areas.
• Facilitate alignment between manufacturing and field operations to maximize prefabrication and modularization benefits.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert for Lean principles.
• Coach leaders on Lean leadership behaviors and problem-solving techniques.

Skills

Lean leadership

Change management

Strategic planning

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field

Job description

Overview

About Modular Mission Critical

ModularMission Critical™ is the manufacturing campus for M.C. Dean’s complex, modular product line for datacenters and critical infrastructure. Located just north of Richmond, VA, this site is growing fast serving customers worldwide. Important openings include assemblers for our production lines and engineers and designers for products and continuous improvement. Join M.C. Dean’s more than 9,000 employees around the world making an impact through innovations in power and technology.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment for employees to build long-term careers.

The Director – Lean Enterprise is responsible for helping to develop, lead, and sustain the company's Lean transformation across field construction operations, manufacturing facilities, and other operating sites. This key leadership role will drive operational excellence, productivity improvement, quality enhancement, schedule reliability, and cost reduction through the deployment of Lean principles, continuous improvement methodologies, and a culture of problem-solving.

The position partners closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Project Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Executive Leadership to deploy a unified Lean operating system that improves performance from design and fabrication through installation and commissioning as well as in facility operations and maintenance.

This role requires a highly visible leader who is comfortable working on active construction sites, in manufacturing and operating environments, and with executive leadership teams to achieve strategic business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and execute the enterprise Lean strategy aligned with company growth and operational goals.
• Lead deployment of lean principles into our construction job sites, collaborating with project executives, project managers, superintendents, and field leadership to improve project delivery (labor productivity, schedule adherence, and field execution consistency).
• Coordinate external consulting support in our job sites as needed in support of lean transformation.
• Support lean implementation efforts within manufacturing and modular assembly facilities and all other areas of M.C. Dean as required.
• Facilitate alignment between manufacturing and field operations to maximize prefabrication and modularization benefits.
• Serve as an internal subject matter expert for Lean principles.
• Drive implementation of critical lean tools and methodologies including Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, Daily Management Systems, Pull Systems/Kanban, 5S and Workplace Organization, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Root Cause Problem Solving. Evaluate and implement applicable Lean Construction methodologies including Last Planner System, Pull Planning, Constraint Management, Visual Project Controls, Daily Huddles, Percent Plan Complete (PPC) Measurement, Continuous Improvement Cycles.
• Coach leaders at all levels on Lean leadership behaviors and problem-solving techniques. Mentor and help develop lean practitioners.
• This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
• 16+ years of progressive operational leadership experience.
• 10+ years leading Lean transformation initiatives in manufacturing, construction, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success implementing Lean systems across multiple business units or locations.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
• Ability to travel regularly to manufacturing facilities and project sites.

Preferred

• Master's degree (MBA, Engineering, Operations, or related discipline).
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification.
• Lean Construction Institute (LCI) training or certification.
• Experience in:
• Electrical Construction
• Mission Critical Construction
• Data Centers
• Industrial Construction
• Modular Construction
• Prefabrication Manufacturing

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time. Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.