Global Lean Transformation Leader

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

The Global Lean Transformation Leader is a key role responsible for leveraging the Chemours Business System to enhance employee engagement, drive the acceleration of continuous improvement across Chemours as well as delivering lean coaching across Chemours value streams. This position is responsible for driving continuous improvement with a lean mindset and experience using, and leading, the tools, systems, and methodologies. The role partners closely with commercial, technical and operating leadership, cross-functional teams, and other continuous improvement experts to architect and execute day to day improvements and strategies, by leveraging the Chemours Business System, Six Sigma, and digitalization methodologies.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Continuous Improvement & Lean Leadership:
  •  Lead efforts across Chemours with a strong focus on leading, teaching and coaching continuous improvement and kaizen events, aligned with the Chemours Business System implementation (Kaizen Events, 6S, Standard Work, Visual Management, TPM, Transactional Process Improvements, A3 Problem Solving, value stream mapping).
  • Mentor and coach Chemours employees in lean process methodologies and tools for personal development and to continuously improve business value, engagement and operational discipline.
  • Utilize data analytics and digitalization (Power BI, machine learning, AI) to identify gaps and drive improvement plans.
  • Implement and sustain systems that support ongoing improvement efforts.
  • Educate Chemours personnel to develop sustainable expertise in the organization.
• Operational Excellence:
  • Support site value stream operations, including production, maintenance, laboratory, logistics, and materials, in driving the identification and reduction of waste through continuous improvement and leveraging the Chemours Business System.
  • Drive data-based processes to identify performance gaps through cross functional teams to build and execute improvement plans.
  • Provide coaching and training to improve the daily management rigor across Chemours value streams to meet daily, monthly, and annual goals.
• Collaboration & Leadership:
  • Partner with Chemours leaders to drive strategic improvement using lean breakthrough techniques, methodologies and tools.
  • Promote a learning organization by assessing, developing and leading training to support identified gaps.
  • Develop employees through coaching, training, recognition, and performance evaluations.
  • Active member of Chemours Business System leadership team to continuously improve the use and effectiveness of the system.
• Performance Monitoring:
  • Provide leadership, coaching, training and support to enable Chemours leaders and teams to identify, monitor and respond to gaps for key value stream metrics including customer satisfaction, site cost of manufacture (VCOM, FCOM, TCOM), raw material yields, energy, production performance (OEE2, Quality Performance).
  • Maintain expertise and provide coaching on value stream mapping, daily management, KPI metrics, problem solving and countermeasures.

The following is required for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, or related technical field (Engineering preferred).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in continuous improvement
• Dedicated Lean training and minimum 3-years using Lean tools and methodologies successfully to improve processes as primary responsibility. 
• Demonstrated success leading and implementing Daily Management, A3 problem solving, value stream mapping, and kaizen events
• Demonstrated ability to drive for results and lead organizational change.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to relate to people at all levels and diverse cultures.
• Ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, make recommendations, and present findings.
• Ability to mentor and train personnel in Lean tools and their application.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

The following is preferred for this role:

• Experience with Process Safety Management in high hazard operations
• Technical knowledge and experience with chemical manufacturing process equipment.
• Ability to see waste and optimize processes
• Strategic thinking and long-term planning
• Data-driven decision-making
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Coaching and talent development
• Operational discipline and process adherence
• Role-model for company values and competencies

In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we’re operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.

Pay Range (in local currency):

$158,054.00 - $246,960.00

Chemours Level:

29

Annual Bonus Target:

18%

The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say "We Are Living Chemistry."