Senior Process Transformation Lead - Lean Six Sigma

FormFactor, Inc.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. seeks an experienced Business Process & Continuous Improvement Lead to accelerate cross-functional transformation initiatives within the FORM Enterprise Transformation Group.

You will map current-state processes, identify root causes, design scalable future-state workflows, and embed ownership and operating mechanisms to sustain results. This hands-on role requires problem solving, process design, controls, change adoption, and data fluency across people, process, data, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in business process improvement, operational excellence, business transformation, industrial engineering, internal controls, quality, supply chain, or related roles.
• Demonstrated success mapping and redesigning complex end-to-end processes across multiple functions.
• Hands-on experience implementing process changes, not only recommending or documenting them.
• Strong facilitation, structured problem-solving, analytical, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Working knowledge of process governance, decision rights, controls, metrics, change adoption, and sustainment.
• Semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, electronics, capital equipment, high-mix manufacturing, service, or logistics experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt, BPM, change-management, internal-controls, or related certification.
• Experience with SIOP / IBP, capacity planning, manufacturing processes, supply chain, service operations, or technology transfer.
• Experience using process-mining, workflow, analytics, automation, modeling, or visualization tools.
• Experience working with ERP, CRM, planning, manufacturing execution, data warehouse, or reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Process Transformation Lead current-state discovery through interviews, process walkthroughs, data review, gemba observation, and end-to-end process mapping.
• Identify root causes, bottlenecks, rework, unclear ownership, control gaps, data issues, and cross-functional handoff breakdowns.
• Design practical and scalable future-state processes aligned with business outcomes.
• Define roles, decision rights, handoffs, standard work, controls, operating cadence, escalation paths, and performance measures.
• Develop sequenced implementation roadmaps that balance urgency, business continuity, and long-term scalability.
• Continuous Improvement and Implementation Plan and facilitate focused improvement workshops, root-cause reviews, kaizens, and design sessions.
• Apply FormFactor 4C, Lean, Six Sigma, value-stream mapping, risk analysis, process design, and other methods selectively based on the problem.
• Convert workshop outputs into implementable actions, owners, milestones, measures, and follow-through mechanisms.
• Work directly with business teams to implement new workflows, management systems, controls, documentation, and routines.
• Lead pilots and rapid prototypes, measure results, and refine solutions before scale-up.
• Governance, Adoption, and Sustainment Establish clear process ownership, control points, decision rights, escalation thresholds, and accountability mechanisms.
• Ensure improvements include appropriate documentation, training, communication, adoption, and reinforcement plans.
• Partner with the transformation analyst and functional data owners to establish dashboards and operating reviews.
• Assess whether revised processes are operating as designed and coordinate corrective action where outcomes fall short.
• Prepare structured handoff packages that transfer ownership, measures, standard work, and ongoing improvement responsibility to the function.
• Cross-Functional Partnership Partner with business and operational subject-matter experts who provide domain knowledge and ultimately own adoption.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, data, operations, commercial, quality, supply chain, and other functions to integrate process, data, controls, and technology requirements.
• Translate business needs into clear process and functional requirements for technical teams.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels and surface unresolved barriers and decisions promptly.
• Build reusable process-improvement methods, standards, and lessons learned.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Process Improvements

Business Process Transformation

Business Transformation

Change Adoption

Data Metrics

Industrial Engineering

Internal Controls

Operational Excellence

Process Change Management

Process Governance

Stakeholder Management

Structured Problem Solving

Supply Chain Education & Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP

CRM

Planning

Manufacturing Execution

Data Warehouse

Reporting Platforms

Process-Mining

Workflow Tools

Analytics Tools

Automation Tools

Visualization Tools

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. seeks an experienced Business Process & Continuous Improvement Lead to accelerate cross-functional transformation initiatives within the FORM Enterprise Transformation Group.

You will map current-state processes, identify root causes, design scalable future-state workflows, and embed ownership and operating mechanisms to sustain results. This hands-on role requires problem solving, process design, controls, change adoption, and data fluency across people, process, data, and