Operational Excellence (Lean Six Sigma) Leader - NE USA/Canada
Vestas
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze performance data and root causes to explain the financial impact
- Coordinate small to medium improvement projects on work methods & processes in turbines, offices, and warehouses
- Enable the implementation of predictive maintenance solutions
- Secure Lean tools deployment and assess training needs
- Facilitate Kaizen events and follow-up sessions to define and sustain improvements
- Reduce operational costs
- Facilitate share of Lean best practices within your region
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- Minimum 3 years of Lean/Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement experience with a proven history of achievement
- Experience in supervising small to medium projects within an international cross-functional environment
- Solid analytical skills & IT tools expertise allowing you to explain performance data and the financial impact
- Interest in working hands-on with technicians and site managers to identify improvement potentials in all types of turbines' components.
- Significant change agent behavior and project implementation skills
- Either certification, certified experience, or education in continuous improvement disciplines
- Ability to create impact & connect with our workforce
- Able to travel (30-40% of the time) mostly across US Northeast & Canada and keep constant contact with colleagues in different countries & time zones
- Solid communication & influencing skills to approach a variety of stakeholders, from technicians to senior directors
- Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
- Generous Paid Time Off policies
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition assistance
- Highly developed Training Program
- Global bonus program
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Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity.
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