Sr. Manager Business Process Improvement

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

As a Sr. Manager of Business Process Improvement reporting to the Sr. Director of Mission Assurance for the Mission Systems Division business unit (BU), you'll have responsibility for the development and implementation of multi-site lean manufacturing with the intent to establish linkage and flow, meet customer demand at lowest cost with perfect quality. The sites this role will oversee are Lansdale, PA; Lancaster, PA; Eatontown, NJ; Whippany NJ; and Woburn, MA. You'll work to establish programs, practices metrics and standards utilizing lean methodologies, analyze and recommend future state value stream design and also identify opportunities to improve existing practices and procedures toward true north vision. You'll lead and mentor leaders and multi-functional teams to implement the lean manufacturing. Facilitates strategy deployment activities in support of strategic goal development and flow down. Work with Sr. leaders and front-line team members to develop breakthrough objectives, cascade goals and develop measurable projects towards site transformation.

• Assures business process improvement has balanced focus on employees, customers and stakeholders
• Works with Sr. leaders to assure linkage of business process improvements to P&L, cash flow and balance sheet
• Leads and mentors' others in development of lean manufacturing as a means for profitable growth, via the use of
• Assure alignment across the BU using strategy deployment and functional standard work
• Develop others to implement standard work including takt, standard work comb sheets, line balancing, SWIP (Standard Work in Process)
• Deploy and sustain leader standard work, visual controls, daily tiered accountability, Gemba walks to assure teams adhere to standard work
• Coach employees to see abnormal conditions and problem solve systematically
• Direct the efforts of, or personally lead, Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) activities, Kaizen events and/or A3 projects through a disciplined process resulting in improvement to performance metrics
  • Mastery is expected but not limited to JIT, takt, flow, pull, standard work sheet, jidoka, DMAIC, A3, strategy deployment, TPM, continuous flow, mistake proofing, eliminating waste, 5 why's, heijunka, kanban, kaizen, pacemaker, pitch, replenishment system, SWIP, supermarket, standardized work, standard work combo sheet, value stream mapping, visual management, time observations
• Managing financial assets: develop budgets, establish controls to ensure budget compliance, support new product bid and proposal efforts for the sites

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business or a technical field
• A background in Engineering and/or Industrial Manufacturing is required.
• 6+ years of experience with LEAN, Six Sigma and expertise in Lean Six Sigma methodologies as described under the responsibilities
• 6+ years of people leadership experience
• 5+ years of experience leading and managing continuous improvement teams in an operational environment, to include leading business transformation
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a "US Person" under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license)

Preferred Qualifications and Success Factors

• Masters degree in business or a technical field
• Lean master, lean practitioner, or Master Black Belt Certification
• Auto or electronics industry manufacturing experience
• Toyota Production System (TPS) familiarity
• Mastery level knowledge of both current and emerging lean tools and principles allows for key advisor status.
• Front line experience and understand lean philosophy from the worker perspective
• Ability to coach and mentor with a narrow and deep focus
• Ability to align vision and plans to see the whole and adapt as needed
• Effectively develop future leaders while showing deep respect
• Develop teams to work together in structured problem solving
• Remain positive and develop yourself when challenges occur
• Models a culture to sustain and improve performance
• Hands on Leader and strong leadership skills
• Computer skills: high-level of spreadsheet utilization skills; exposure to a networked environment using a Windows and/or Windows like interface using Microsoft office suite such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Outlook; ability to utilize and create reports using Power BI; ability to use Enterprise-wide information systems such as Oracle and/or IFS
• Active DoD Secret Level Clearance

Travel Requirements

• Up to 30% Travel

Salary Range: PSr. Manager Business Process Improvement $142,039 to 179,165 annually Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.

EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You'll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
• 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

ABOUT CAES

CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.