Continuous Improvement Lead

at  Carrier

REQUIREMENTS

We are looking for people who can build and maintain a culture of continuous improvement that permeates all areas of the business. If this is you, get in touch!

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Continuous Improvement Lead for Carrier, you’ll be responsible for the continued development, promotion, and strategically aligned implementation of Carrier’s operating system designed to drive world-class results in customer satisfaction, quality, on-time delivery, customer value, and ultimately operating financial performance. You’ll provide the thought leadership, strategic direction, coaching and lead the tactical implementation of a lean operating system across all of CCR (Carrier Commercial Refrigeration) factories.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Continuous Improvement Lead, you’ll be responsible for:

• Build Operational Excellence (OpEx) capability across the CCR factories (in all functions)
• Serve as a thought partner to the Director of Operations regarding strategic improvement initiatives
• In collaboration with the factories, and with a consultative mindset identify opportunity for operational improvements, and then work side-by-side with factories leaders to drive these improvements
• Enable the use of OpEx thinking and tools to drive factories performance across all functions
• Ensure operating metrics and key performance indicator systems are consistently tracking the appropriate measures and provoking appropriate responsive behavior
• Participate in factory monthly operating reviews to ensure focus and a sense of urgency with respect to CCR priorities
• Constructively challenge leaders on their use of OpEx to deliver world-class results
• Help drive OpEx “best practices” across the factories and functions
• Develop the OpEx talent of the factory teams through assessments, on-the-job and classroom training, certification processes
• Lead benchmarking studies as required to expose operations/supply chain leadership to cutting edge best practices and to evolve our manufacturing and supply chain capabilities