Job Description

As a member of the Safran Seats business, you play a major role in teamwork that provides over one million seats to major airlines worldwide. Our commitment to superior quality, comfort and innovation ensure that you can take pride in doing meaningful work that supports the needs of passengers and crews alike.

No matter your role, you connect and collaborate with your fellow team members to bring state-of-the-art, high value-added solutions to market. Because we are one of the few original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to offer an all-inclusive range of passenger seats for commercial aircraft, you'll do impressive work that supports
passengers in a variety of seating options, from economy to first class.

Objective:
The SSUS Lean Manager will be responsible for supporting the expansion of the use of Lean tools and concepts in how SSUS performs all activities, ranging from simple daily tasks to process improvement to management practices. This includes support of development and deployment of standard practices across SSUS for the deployment of Lean tools and concepts into the SSUS culture. The Lean Manager will help SSUS leadership teams learn how to utilize Lean tools and concepts to manage and improve the business. The primary activities will be coaching, and leading project s and Kaizen facilitation so team members may learn the concepts “hands-on”. The Lean Manager will report to the Continues Improvement Director of SSUS and work with other members of the SSUS CI team and Seats USA.

Main Function Responsibilities:

A) Support deployment and use of the Lean tools across SSUS
B) Facilitate One Safran Workshops across SSUS
C) Plan and lead SSUS-level Lean projects that will contribute to increase company competitiveness.
D) Ensure C.I projects are on schedule and customer expectations are meet.
E) Make presentations to review status of projects as required.
F) Provide timely internal reports to management (bi-weekly presentations, monthly project reports, quarterly reports.
G) Mentor Operations personnel in order to increase autonomy on the execution on the application of Lean methodologies in order to achieve successful improvement projects
H) Serve as instructor of Lean courses that teaches personnel how to assess, identify and improve their own needs and opportunities.
I) Develop and document Best Practices as Standard Work.
J) Provide benchmarking and best practice research.

Complementary Description

K) Share Best Practices with CI department team members.
L) Implement and make sure teams implement measures of health, Safety and Environment necessary to keep the Physical integrity of team.
M) Performs other duties as assigned.

A. Education & Qualification:
• Bachelor Degree in engineering or business administration; OR an Associate's plus 3 years relevant work experience; OR 6 years directly related work experience.

B. Work Experience - Technical knowledge:
• Minimum 5 years relevant (Lean) experience and minimum of 3 years with process improvement experience.
• Lean training from the Shingo Institute, Shingijutsu, or other recognized program or company.

C. Professional Skills:
• Excellent knowledge of Lean process improvement, and problem solving methodologies
• Expertise within functional areas of Continuous Improvement (at least one of the following fields):
• Office Lean
• Training of Lean
• Supply Chain/Fabrication Lean Sigma
• Quality/Manufacturing Lean /Continuous Improvement
• Must be an expert communicator, motivator, facilitator, trainer, and a leader.
• Able to organize complex thoughts and ideas into a cohesive, simple message.

Job Requirements

• Ability to influence all levels of the organization without direct authority
• Consistent focus on safety, 5S, standard work and problem solving throughout value stream, with visible evidence of effectiveness.
• Must be skilled at problem resolutions. Have sense of urgency “do it now” mentality.
• Challenges the status quo and mobilizes self and group to adapt to changing conditions.
• Must understand P&L and how the balance sheet affects the P&L.
• Proven track record of results.
• Strong English speaking skills.
• Must have the ability to generate written communication and to operate required office equipment.
• Ability to read and review written communication.
• Speech and hearing abilities that allow individual to communicate clearly and distinctly in English.

D. Behavioral Skills:
• Demonstrated leadership at the Manager level.
• Able to build strong working relationships with all individuals (from shop floor to executive level; all departments and educational backgrounds)
• Proven ability to take ownership of Continuous improvement projects and execute them in a manner that generates bottom line results.
• Must be a good time management person; understand how to hold team accountable and how to take corrective action.
• Must be able to interface, communicate, and work with team members from multiple facilities, countries, cultures, and levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Must be able to track, support, lead, and work multiple complex tasks.
• Must be able to drive results via influence rather than direct authority.

E. Desirable Aspects:
• Multilingual (English plus French and/or Spanish).
• Lean Certification from a recognized Institution

Physical Demands:

• This position requires extended periods of sitting while working with computers and viewing computer monitors and other office equipment. Finger dexterity needed in using misc. office equipment such as telephone, computer and copy machine, etc. Bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting up to approximately twenty pounds are required during tasks related to the job

Work environment:
• The work environment includes office setting with moderate office noise

Specificity of the job

International and/or Domestic travel required; Up to 10%

Safran Seats is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status