Legrand

Makes electrical and digital systems for buildings

Global Manufacturing and Operational Excellence Director

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCanonsburg, PA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field is required.
At least 10 years supporting Lean/continuous improvement activities in an industrial manufacturing and assembly or customer service environment are required.
At least three to five years leading kaizens and training teams on lean principles and tools, preferably in a multi-site operation, are required; additional experience may substitute for Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
A proven Lean/Six Sigma success track record with progressive manufacturing or support organizations is required.
Experience developing and leading continuous improvement initiatives is required.
Ability to analyze and resolve problems at strategic and functional levels is required.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to motivate others, achieve results, and accomplish business objectives through change management and transformation initiatives, are required.
Project management, organizational, and time management skills are required, including the ability to develop and manage project plans, establish priorities, meet deadlines, and control multiple projects at different stages.
Strong lean knowledge, analytical skills, trend identification, proactive corrective action, and demonstrated statistical analysis capabilities are required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels are required.
Facilitation and listening skills, including maintaining focus, extracting necessary information, and validating understanding, are required.
The ability to create reports, presentations, and business correspondence and present them to senior leadership and key customers is required.
A Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Black Belt certification is strongly preferred.
A master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic development, deployment, and governance of global Operational Excellence initiatives across three manufacturing sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.
Lead the global digital transformation of manufacturing operations, including Industry 4.0 principles, automation, and smart factory initiatives.
Own the manufacturing process for new product introduction and ensure seamless integration of new products globally.
Establish and communicate a vision for using lean principles and a continuous improvement culture to drive operational excellence throughout the organization.
Work with sites to plan and execute short- and long-term operational goals using lean tools and processes, including Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and digital manufacturing.
Champion employee engagement and capability-building through Operational Excellence training, coaching, and leadership development.
Formulate and oversee implementation, adoption, and effectiveness of Legrand Way tools.
Develop a continuous improvement roadmap and drive lean manufacturing throughout the organization.
Improve the Visual Factory across sites by incorporating management dashboards and visual indicators for Standard Work.
Collaborate with Plant Managers and other functions to manage the Operational Excellence group’s annual operating budget, including productivity savings and capital expenditures.
Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement aligned with global business objectives and operational KPIs, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, CapEx, and working capital.
Conduct operational diagnostics to identify gaps and inefficiencies and develop data-driven improvement plans.
Partner with Quality to establish tools and methodologies for addressing production, customer, and quality issues.
Champion Master Data governance and ownership for Starline; perform root cause analysis, implement action plans, and optimize data accuracy across the organization.
Work with plant personnel to identify improvements in equipment, processes, or technologies to assure satisfactory process capability and achieve cost improvements.
Report performance improvement metrics and initiatives to senior leadership.
Travel to domestic and international locations, including the United Kingdom and Singapore, 20–30% of the time.
Perform other duties as required.

At a Glance

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Global Manufacturing and Operational Excellence Director to join Legrand's Power & Thermal Management Division supporting the Starline Team in Canonsburg, PA.

Reporting to the Sr. Director of Global Operations, with a strong dotted line to the Sr. Director of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering for the division, this position is responsible for global deployment of operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives and policies in 3 facilities located in the US, UK, and Singapore to support Starline’s Operational strategy and annual goals. This position is tasked with identifying opportunities across the business, driving change and developing plans to assist with achievement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Capex and Working Capital targets.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field. Master’s or MBA preferred. Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Black Belt certification strongly preferred.

Experience:

10+ years supporting Lean/CI activities in an industrial manufacturing & assembly or customer service environment are required.
A minimum of three to five years leading kaizens and training teams on lean principles & tools is a requirement preferably in a multi-site operation. Additional experience accepted over Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Must have a proven “Lean”/Six Sigma success track record with progressive manufacturing/support organizations.
Experience in developing and leading continuous improvement initiatives
Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to motivate others, achieve results and accomplish overall business objectives though change management and transformation initiatives
Must possess excellent project management, organizational and time management skills, including demonstrated ability to develop and manage to a project plan, establish priorities, work to deadlines and control a number of projects at various stages of work.
Must possess strong lean knowledge, analytical skills and the ability to identify trends and establish proactive corrective actions. Must have demonstrated statistical analysis capabilities.
Must have outstanding verbal and written communications skills and be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be a strong facilitator and effective listener, able to maintain focus, extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information.
Able to create effective reports, presentations and business correspondence and be comfortable presenting such to senior Legrand leadership and key customers.

Lead the strategic development, deployment and governance of global Operational Excellence initiatives across three manufacturing sites (US, UK, Singapore).
Lead the digital transformation of manufacturing operations, including principles of Industry 4.0, automation, and smart factory initiatives globally.
Own the process for new product introduction (NPI) within manufacturing, ensuring seamless integration of new products globally.
Establish and communicate the vision for utilizing lean principles and a continuous improvement culture to drive operational excellence throughout the organization. Work with the various sites to plan and execute short term and long-term operational goals using lean tools (lean, Six Sigma, TPM, digital manufacturing) and processes.
Champions employee engagement and capability-building through OpEx training, coaching, and leadership development. Formulate and oversee implementation, adoption, and effectiveness of Legrand Way tools.
Develop a CI roadmap and driving lean manufacturing philosophy throughout the organization. Improve the “Visual Factory” at various sites by incorporating management dashboards and visual indicators for “Standard Work”.
Collaborate with Plant Managers and other functions to manage the annual operating budget for the OPEX group, including productivity savings and capital expenditures.
Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement aligned with global business objectives and operational KPIs (safety, quality, delivery, cost, CapEx, working capital, etc.).
Conduct operational diagnostics to uncover gaps and inefficiencies and develop data-driven improvement plans.
Partner with Quality to establish tools and methodologies for addressing production/customer/quality issues.
Operates as the champion of Master Data governance and ownership for Starline. Performs root cause analysis on issues and implements action plans accordingly. Works to optimize data accuracy across the organization. Team up with plant personnel in identifying improvements in equipment, processes, or technologies to assure satisfactory process capability and achieve cost improvements. Reports on performance improvement metrics and initiatives to senior leadership.
Travel will be required to both domestic and international locations, 20-30%. (UK, Singapore)
Performs other duties as required.

About the Company

Legrand

Makes electrical and digital systems for buildings

Legrand makes electrical and digital infrastructure for homes, workplaces, public buildings and data centers. Its equipment distributes power, connects data networks and controls lighting, energy use and building access; connected controls and monitoring extend these systems. The group sells physical products and related services to contractors and end users through professional distributors and installers. Its catalog supports both construction and renovation, from wiring devices and sockets to cable management, access systems and connected controls. Legrand traces its industrial origins to a porcelain workshop in Limoges in 1865; the company was founded in 1904 and remains headquartered in Limoges, France.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Limoges, France
Founded: 1904

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