Flowserve

NAM Operational Excellence Leader

Flowserve • $100K — $130K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or BA Degree in relevant field with 8-10+ years of experience
  • Experience in industrial manufacturing environments
  • Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt, or LEAN Certified
  • Background in LEAN or Operational Excellence as a core business focus
  • Proven track record in Change Management
  • Strong facilitation and leadership skills
  • Familiarity with problem-solving tools (Fishbone, 5 Why's, Pareto Analysis)
  • Knowledge of statistical tools for process improvement
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

  • Lead and implement a culture of Continuous Improvement (CI) at the facility
  • Facilitate employee involvement teams to drive sustainable change
  • Implement a train-the-trainer approach for ongoing learning
  • Coordinate CI initiatives and training workshops
  • Develop and measure the Business Area CI Plan for future improvements
  • Engage teams to meet productivity and site objectives through CI
  • Identify and implement best practices across facilities and platforms
  • Analyze and respond to corporate and industry benchmarking data
  • Calculate and ensure achievement of benefits from CI initiatives
  • Implement and track progress of planned improvements to operating results

Benefits

  • Comprehensive training and development programs
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement
  • Collaborative work environment promoting teamwork
  • Access to industry best practices and benchmarking data
  • Supportive company culture focused on continuous improvement
Full Job Description
Role Summary:

The NAM Operational Excellence Leader will lead a consistent and rapid LEAN deployment, providing leadership for CI initiatives, assessing current business performance, identifying gaps, establishing and implementing improvement plans, monitoring progress, and sharing best-in-class ideas and processes. In this role, you will utilize CI to achieve and exceed business objectives and build plant confidence in the acceptance of change management and performance improvements while maintaining a focus on customer satisfaction and the quality of performance.

Responsibilities:
  • Be the facility lead practitioner, coach, teacher, trainer and consultant in developing, supporting, and leading CI culture within your site and across Flowserve as required
  • Facilitate CI actions and employee involvement teams throughout the platform / site and across all functional areas in the pursuit of sustained beneficial change
  • Implement a train-the-trainer approach and rapid, sustained implementation through learn by doing methods
  • Facilitate improvement implementation through employee teams, CI events, team improvement projects and LEAN Enterprise training workshops
  • Provide local leadership, coaching and training in LEAN thinking, processes and production
  • Co-create, sustain, revise and measure progress on the Business Area CI Plan that contributes to future state
  • Focus teams on CI by involving people in meeting productivity and site / platform objectives
  • Identify opportunities to implement common processes and best practices from other facilities within Platforms and across Flowserve
  • Disseminate and act upon relevant industry and corporate benchmarking data
  • Ensure that benefits related to CI initiatives are calculated according to corporate standards and are ultimately achieved within targeted time span
  • Ensure that planned improvements are implemented, measured, driven to closure and crossed to operating results
  • Other duties as assigned


Requirements:
  • BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 8-10+ years relevant experience
  • Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
  • Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt or LEAN Certified
  • Industry or Business experience where LEAN or Operational Excellence is core to the business
  • Demonstrated Change Management experience
  • Strong facilitation experience
  • An interest in process and quality improvement
  • Problem solving tools (Fishbone, 5 Why's/ Ishikawa, Pareto Analysis, and Stratification)
  • Knowledge in statistics tools and problem solving
  • Able to work with/across all functional areas and all levels of the business
  • Excellent verbal, written and facilitation communication skills
  • Highly Proficient in the use of MS Office tools (Excel and PowerPoint in particular)


Preferred:
  • Previous manufacturing experience
  • Experience using PowerBI

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corporation is an American multinational corporation that develops and manufactures flow control equipment such as valves, pumps, seals, and automation systems. It serves a wide range of industries including oil and gas, chemical, power generation, and water management. Flowserve has a global presence with over 18,000 employees in more than 55 countries. The company was founded in 1997, but its history dates back to the 1790s with the founding of Simpson & Thompson, a British pump manufacturer. Flowserve is committed to sustainability and has implemented various initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water usage.
Learn more about Flowserve
Size
15,000 employees
Market Cap
$3.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$115.9 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
-2.4%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
NASDAQ
FLS
* Ladders Estimates

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