Director, NA CI Deployment & Operational Excellence

Barnes Aerospace; United States; Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 218.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA with company contributions

401(k) retirement plan with company-m

Paid vacation and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

BARNES Aerospace NA is seeking a Director of VITAL Deployment & CI to define and execute the regional continuous improvement strategy across North America, aligning with enterprise objectives and site maturity. You will own the CI roadmap, governance, portfolio, and benefit realization to deliver measurable business impact.

The role partners with operations executives and site GMs to allocate resources to high-value opportunities, drive governance reviews, and report progress to executives.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of progressive experience in continuous improvement, operational excellence, manufacturing operations, or business transformation.
• 5+ years leading multi-site CI, operational excellence, or transformation initiatives in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and leading through direct, matrixed, and cross-functional teams.
• Proven experience developing CI strategy, governance models, deployment roadmaps, and executive-level performance reporting.
• Demonstrated financial acumen with experience validating savings, productivity gains, cost avoidance, and working capital improvements.
• Experience leading cultural change and operating system deployment across multiple sites or business units.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Master Black Belt, Lean certification, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Project/program management experience required; certification preferred.

Aufgaben

• Own the North America CI strategy, roadmap, and deployment priorities aligned to enterprise standards and regional objectives.
• Lead regional CI governance, portfolio reviews, maturity assessments, benefit validation, operating system reviews, and executive updates.
• Partner with operations executives and site general managers to focus resources on the highest-value opportunities.
• Oversee the regional CI portfolio to align initiatives with financial commitments, risk reduction, customer performance, and capability building.
• Escalate systemic barriers, resource constraints, and performance risks with clear recommendations and countermeasures.
• Define CI competency expectations and development paths for site CI leaders, operations leaders, and functional partners.
• Build regional CI talent by identifying skill gaps, developing future leaders, and supporting organizational design needs.

Kenntnisse

Continuous improvement

Operational excellence

Manufacturing operations

Business transformation

Leadership

Project management

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Master’s Degree or MBA

Jobbeschreibung

BARNES Aerospace NA is seeking a Director of VITAL Deployment & CI to define and execute the regional continuous improvement strategy across North America, aligning with enterprise objectives and site maturity. You will own the CI roadmap, governance, portfolio, and benefit realization to deliver measurable business impact.

The role partners with operations executives and site GMs to allocate resources to high-value opportunities, drive governance reviews, and report progress to executives.