What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of Continuous Improvement position at Cypress HCM?
**Job Overview**
Cypress HCM is hiring an exceptional Vice President of Continuous Improvement to lead our Diagnostic Solutions in Hunt Valley, MD.
This role represents a great opportunity for a highly motivated and positive individual to become a key member of our client's global OPEX community. The Vice President, Continuous Improvement will report directly to the Worldwide VP Integrated Supply Chain.
The Vice President, Continuous Improvement will be responsible for creating a culture of operational and customer excellence, implementing change, and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) across the network through the Excellence program.
This strong operational excellence and continuous improvement identity will be created through the systematic application of LEAN production and CI principles, methodologies, and associated tools, to ensure sustainable optimization of performance in the areas of quality, delivery, and cost, whilst improving safety.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve operational excellence and drive Continuous Improvement (CI).
- Partner with plant Leadership team and Business Unit Managers / Leader to co-develop and execute the plant's implementation of the Excellence and Cost to Win plan.
- Coach the plant leadership team, with regards to Excellence, with focus on external and internal benchmarking.
- Develop and grow capability through components and component teams to establish the fundamentals of excellence in safety, quality, and reliability.
