Business Excellence Manager

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Business Excellence Manager located in Guadalajara, North Campus.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Operations Engineering. Business Excellence Manager role involves providing direct contribution to teams according to established policies and goals. Demonstrates skills in guiding and/or facilitating.

What a typical day looks like:

• Work as a change agent and drive lean and six sigma activities as defined in the GBE A3.
• Applying and deploying Flex Lean Enterprise Values across the entire organization.
• In charge of eliminating waste and creating value by reducing variation in the processes to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.
• Drive and yokoten the identified Best practices based on the accord timelines.
• Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.
• Conduct Industrial Engineering, lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean Continuous Improvement culture through out the organization by co-guiding and co-facilitating Lean Deployment.
• Perform assessment of CIMT Operation/Supply chain/Office and drive initiatives to close gaps.
• Diligently participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.
• For assigned special project/segment/customer priorities to formulate and propose strategy of Lean 
• Transformation. Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Experience in manufacturing and electronics industry required.
• Lean and six sigma methodology experience.
• Demonstrates expert functional, technical and/ or people management skills.
• Able to build strong relationships to customer.
• Must be able to lead and direct projects and business initiatives.
• Ability to resolve complex objectives.
• Strong continuous improvement knowledge.
• BA/BS or equivalent work experience.
• Related materials and operations experience.
• Corrective actions.
• Advanced English
• Intermediate-advanced excel.
• Green belt certification.
• (Black belt certification is a plus!)

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary.
• Life & Medical insurance.
• Christmas Bonus.
• Food Coupons.
• Saving Fund.

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