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W. L. Gore & Associates · 2 days ago

Gore Business System Specialist

Maryland, United States

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 Gore Business System office. The role involves driving global adoption of the Gore Business System by collaborating with leaders and teams to optimize processes and solve critical problems, ultimately delivering sustainable results that advance the company's mission to improve lives.

Health CareManufacturingMedical Device

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support Gore Business Systems (GBS) implementation across Gore Medical

Facilitate teams in Kaizen and rapid process-improvement, from problem identification through solution implementation and successful monitoring

Utilize data, best practices, and prior Continuous Improvement deployment experience to identify performance gaps, work with local leaders to develop and execute improvement plans

Utilize a structured problem-solving approach to analyze current conditions, identify improvement opportunities, and deploy appropriate Lean tools to resolve

Coach others to create and execute methods to promote desired process-improvement behavior

Support development and delivery of GBS tools and training content

Continuously expand knowledge of process improvement through external benchmarking

Actively support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in alignment with Gore’s Culture and Principles

Qualification

Continuous ImprovementLeanSix SigmaOperations LeadershipCoachingTraining DevelopmentInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsFacilitation

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%