Lean Facilitator

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

This position is responsible for providing support and leading the manufacturing facilities and project teams on continuous improvement activities using lean concepts and tools. This support includes identifying opportunities for improvement, facilitating kaizen events, coordinating and providing lean training, tracking results and following up to ensure improvements have been sustained.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead and facilitate lean kaizen events.
• Prepare and present report-outs at the conclusion of kaizen events.
• Develop and conduct lean training programs.
• Ensure audit processes are in place to sustain 5S and Visual Factory performance.
• Work closely with other New Flyer Lean Facilitators to ensure standardization of lean initiatives and practices is attained and best practices are implemented in all locations.
• Work with all related process stakeholders in all manufacturing facilities to identify areas for improvement.
• Spend the majority of time on shop floor activities and improvements.
• Provide input into setting lean goals and direction.
• Educate personnel on recommended lean approaches and explain the expected improvements.
• Develop and implement appropriate problem-solving methodology and practices.
• Promote and encourage a manufacturing cell-based environment.
• Participate in manufacturing association activities to learn best practices from other companies
• Maintain leading-edge knowledge of lean processes and tools, including 5S, Visual Factory, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Value Graphs, Standardized Work, Cycle Time Reduction and Set-up Time Reduction.

Requirements

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Minimum of 3 years previous work experience as a lean facilitator
• Interpersonal skills, problem solving and facilitation skills, ability to work at all levels of the organization, provide lean leadership and exceptional decision-making ability
• Must be able to monitor and control many different tasks
• Positive attitude with a willingness to accept challenges in a fast-pace environment
• Lean Greenbelt certification or equivalent training or experience Must have elementary mechanical aptitude
• Goal oriented and motivated to achieve tasks within set timelines
• Extremely quality conscious and detail oriented.

Benefits

• Salary $100,000 to $106,363 annually.
• comprehensive benefits package starting day one
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

OUR WHY:

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and www.nfi.parts.