Director, Continuous Improvement - MasterBrand Cabinets : Job Details

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Company DescriptionFor nearly 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. That, combined with our stylish products, expansive dealer and retail network, and dedicated associates, has helped make us the number one North American residential cabinet business. Our unique culture of continuous improvement is based on trusting the tools, empowering the team and moving forward, and is kept alive by our more than 14,000 associates across 20 plus manufacturing facility and offices. Visit www.masterbrand.com to learn more and join us in building great experiences together!

Company DescriptionFor nearly 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. That, combined with our stylish products, expansive dealer and retail network, and dedicated associates, has helped make us the number one North American residential cabinet business. Our unique culture of continuous improvement is based on trusting the tools, empowering the team and moving forward, and is kept alive by our more than 14,000 associates across 20 plus manufacturing facility and offices. Visit www.masterbrand.com to learn more and join us in building great experiences together!Job DescriptionThe Director, Continous Improvement reports to the VP, Premium Operations, and executes the continuous improvement strategy and approach by providing technical and strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities. The Director, Continuous Improvement engages with all departments to sustain, improve, and streamline all processes with a primary focus on safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity and engagement.Responsibilities

• Serve as the Champion of the MasterBrand Business System for the operations, sourcing, logistics and engineering organization within the premium operations.
• Cultivate the MasterBrand Way culture by utilizing the tools and methodologies of the MasterBrand Business System while driving change.
• Lead functional teams to analyze and measure the effectiveness of existing business processes and develop sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable business process improvements
• Serve as a coach of 6S, Kaizen events, Standard Work, Daily Management, A3 Problem Solving, Value Stream Maps and related process improvement methodologies through hands-on participation.
• Lead Strategy and Business Development leaders to deploy, improve and sustain standard work for key processes.
• Develop and sustain a funnel of kaizen events that support the strategy and cost improvement targets.
• Support the development of the strategy, priorities and goals.
• Understand and apply financial drivers and key performance indicators.
• Document best practices and shares improvements to leverage results.

Qualifications

• Preferred minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in business, Engineering Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience of increasing responsibility within manufacturing, operations or related field.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to articulate a vision and drive results through influence of indirect reporting relationships.
• Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Training in Lean 80/20 principles, adult education, or a proven track record of plan execution.
• A team orientation with a proven ability to mentor and develop others.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and Word.

Additional InformationEqual Employment OpportunityMasterBrand Cabinets LLC is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasterBrand Cabinets LLC's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.Reasonable AccommodationsMasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact us at [email protected].

Seniority level

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionOther
• IndustriesConsumer Goods

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