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SENIOR TEAM LEADER, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Celestica
MN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/17/2025

Req ID : 119085

Region : Americas

Country : USA

State / Province : Minnesota

City : Maple Grove

  • General Overview
  • Job Title :
  • Senior Team Leader, Continuous Improvement
  • Functional Area :
  • Continuous Improvement (CI)
  • Career Stream :
  • Continuous Improvement (CTIM)
  • Role :
  • Senior Team Leader (STL)
  • Job Code :
  • STL-CI-CTIM
  • Job Band :
  • Direct / Indirect Indicator :
  • Indirect
  • Summary

Facilitate or co-facilitate the development of CI (Lean and Six Sigma) vision for a customer or department, and the strategy deployment plans to deliver that strategy. Co-facilitate continuous improvement activities in support of the plan. Build knowledge of specific Lean and Six Sigma systems, methods and tools. Able to work under minimal supervision, now in the form of co-facilitation and post-activity reflection. Manage resources to effectively help execute the strategy deployment plans.

  • Detailed Description
  • Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following :

  • Ensure the execution of the continuous improvement (CI) goals and strategies for the operation and support functions in the organization
  • Ensure all activities for CI and performance enhancement are fulfilled in the customer or department
  • Work closely with area owner to develop CI activities
  • Participate in the management gemba (go and see) activities
  • Participate in the site / function CI Committee
  • Support the adoption and measurement of the Systematic CI Framework Standards
  • Lead or co-facilitate the process improvement based CI workshops
  • Drive new ideas and improvement solutions with all area owners and deploy good practices to other customers / departments
  • Work closely with all area owners to create a culture of continuous improvement
  • Adhere to Reward and Recognition programs to motivate all employees
  • Support improvement opportunities external to the site / function (as required). This may involve supporting the delivery of training and / or kaizen co-facilitation at external organizations outside Celestica other sites in the Celestica network that need help global support functions within Celestica
  • Coordinate training for CI for Employees and CI for Leadership
  • Work to achieve Lean Green Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt certifications
  • Knowledge / Skills / Competencies
  • Proficient in CI
  • Proven competency to deliver introductory training, co-facilitate kaizen events and more advanced training and drive business results through application of CI methods
  • Hands-on experience in leading kaizens on at least 3 different tools (such as fast change-over, cell design, etc)
  • Project & Change management awareness
  • Knowledge of personal computers and Windows applications
  • Knowledge of production operations and operator responsibilities
  • Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines
  • Time management
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Planning
  • Problem solving
  • Results oriented
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Initiative
  • Flexibility
  • Physical Demands
  • Duties of this position are performed in generally good conditions with occasional exposure (10% - 33%) to noise, odours, dust, drafts, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, hazardous substances, etc.

    Duties may require regular periods of sitting and / or standing and sustained visual concentration on observing operations. Repetitive manual movements (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, time studies, assembling workstations / racking, labeling, floor taping, etc., as applicable) are regularly required.

    Occasional overnight travel is required.

  • Typical Experience
  • 3 to 5 years of relevant experience.

    Experience in CI, either in manufacturing or office environments

  • Typical Education
  • Bachelor Degree

    Specialized Knowledge / Skills

  • Notes
  • This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

    Celesticas policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.

    This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  • COMPANY OVERVIEW :
  • Celestica (NYSE, TSX : CLS) enables the worlds best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40 locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

    Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

    Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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