About Us:
As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality.
The Pursuit family of companies has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products.
About the Opportunity:
The Kaizen Production Office (KPO) Leader position is responsible for supporting the development
and implementation of Kaizen, to include focusing on creating a workplace culture that encourages
employees in all facets of the company to streamline and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost
Location: Ben Arous, Tunisia
This role will be supporting multiple pursuit sites and will require 30%-60% travel
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and leads Kaizen workshops, including ensuring all stakeholders are included to improve processes.
- Design and build right sized equipment
- Teach and train PLC programming
- Reviews and clarifies proposed Kaizen projects, assuring appropriate team members are assigned
- Recommends project changes and modifications as may be necessary to ensure the most favorable results
- Supports and works closely with management
- Supports large projects, may lead projects of small to medium scope
- Tracks Kaizen Newspaper Action Items
- Finds application opportunities for Kaizen strategy and tools and works with leadership to identify opportunities to implement
- Serves as a change agent promoting the use of Kaizen methodology
- Provides training on Kaizen principles
- Develops key relationships with leadership to foster the success of improvement initiatives
- Develops strong working relationships with management at all levels
- Assists teams, as needed, to ensure improvements are made and sustained
- Consolidates Kaizen Team activities and results for Business Review presentations
- May maintain Kaizen folders in SharePoint site training materials and standard templates
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies
- Knowledge of PLC, Electrical and Hydraulics
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Fluent knowledge with data-driven analysis and performance metrics including data visualizations for presentations
- Training skills
- Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to mentor and facilitate Lean culture change in an environment with varying acceptance
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and demands to meet deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
10-15 years’ Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.