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W. L. Gore & Associates · 3 days ago

Gore Business System Specialist

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$102K/yr - $170K/yr

5+ years exp

W. L. Gore & Associates is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Practitioner to join their Medical Gore Business System office. This role is crucial for driving global adoption of the Gore Business System and involves collaborating with leaders and teams to improve processes and deliver sustainable results.

Health CareManufacturingMedical Device

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Deploy sustainable standard leadership and lean tools including but not limited to Strategy Deployment, Daily Management, Structured Problem Solving, Kaizen, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Business Process Improvement and 6S

Establish an organizational culture of Continuous Improvement by coaching and mentoring all levels within the organization

Identify Processes to improve and eliminate waste using Gore Business System standards to achieve significant gains and drive transformation

Consistently challenge conventional thinking and current processes and procedures in the spirit of continuous improvement

Model what it means to be a change agent within the organization

Partner with organizational Leaders to build a robust Kaizen funnel and prioritize opportunities for improvement in alignment with execution of business strategies

Facilitate Kaizen events and upskill team members on Kaizen facilitation and standard work

Identify and deploy meaningful operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in collaboration with organizational leaders and relevant stakeholders

Provide ongoing education to the organization in the areas of Continuous Improvement and contribute to enterprise standards development

Establish clear expectations of equitable and inclusive behaviors from Associates and act immediately to appropriately address negatively impactful or unfair behavior

Qualification

Continuous ImprovementLean PrinciplesSix SigmaOperations LeadershipKaizen FacilitationTraining DevelopmentCoaching SkillsOperational ExcellenceRegulated Industry ExperienceLean Six Sigma CertificationInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or Ops Management, or Minimum 5 years of successful Operations Leadership and or Continuous Improvement work history

Minimum of 3 years' experience implementing continuous improvement, Lean, and/or six sigma applications

Strong interpersonal skills with ability to transparently communicate and relate to people at all levels of the organization

Demonstrated ability to coach, lead and influence both individually and broadly across the division (including leading leaders)

Demonstrated lean or operational excellence proficiency

Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective training materials, simulations, and exercises

Proven ability to facilitate kaizen, diverse problem solving and improvement events

Outstanding oral and written communication skills

Travel up to 25%