Continuous Improvement Coach, Watts Water Technologies, North Andover, MA

The Lean Coach is responsible for training, coaching and directly applying lean tools and principles across an entire Watts site, including all business functions within Watts’ value streams. This lean leader will work with site leadership, site employees and the CI manager to achieve significant improvements to business processes that are linked to site strategy and focused on the customer, resulting in balanced scorecard improvements.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

Lead standardized CI activities across the site, aligned with the Watts CI business system
Act as a change agent, systematically facilitating a CI culture
Work with a site-wide lean roadmap aimed at meeting site business goals, including productivity, quality, delivery and customer allegiance
Measure and report on site productivity savings to meet AOP goals
Train and lead kaizen and lean workshops to site leaders and associates, including VSM, daily management, standard work, problem solving, 3P/layout, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 5S and visual management
Identify business opportunities for improvement
Identify best practices, and share across the site
Participate on CI steering committee
Facilitate the use of an ongoing project funnel, being filled from all areas of the business
Facilitate the development of a healthy cross-functional group of qualified lean tool experts

Employee Core Competencies
All candidates will be interviewed against our core competencies. If there are additional competencies unique to this position add them from the list found on the Connect Website.

Collaborate Across Workgroups
Communicate Effectively
Deliver High Quality Work
Drive for Results
Focus on the Customer
Initiate Positive Change
Action Oriented

Education, Experience, and Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree; technical engineering discipline
Minimum of 2 years participating on lean kaizen, including VSM, daily management, standard work, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 3P/layout, 5S and visual management with demonstrated results
Solid lean tool technical skills, project management experience and decision-making capability
Minimum of 2 years manufacturing experience in a machining/assembly environment preferred
Exposure to multiple business functions, including operations, quality, logistics, finance, sales, customer service, engineering, IT and human resources
Experience and working knowledge of a formal problem-solving methodology
Proven track record leading and coaching week-long kaizen teams with an emphasis on execution
Ability to influence others with excellent written and verbal communication skills; well respected by leadership and associates
Ability to effectively lead and manage change
Hands-on approach
Advanced computer proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Management/Supervision

0 direct reports
Ensure company policies are followed
Enforce company safety policies

Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
Work in manufacturing and office environments

Other Job Requirements

Travel typically 0 – 10%
As required by the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA)

To Apply:
Contact Paul Corbett, Talent Acquisition Consultant
Human Resources
Watts Water Technologies
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 978-689-6283