Continuous Improvement Manager

Barnes Aerospace, is an international manufacturer of precision-machined and fabricated components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) turbine engine, airframe and industrial gas turbine builders throughout the world, and for the military. Barnes Aerospace also provides jet engine component overhaul and repair (MRO) services for many of the world's major turbine engine manufacturers, commercial airlines and the military. Additionally, we manufacture aerospace aftermarket spare parts and provide repair services for aerospace engine components. Barnes Aerospace provides a total solutions package to our customers that leverages the synergies between our OEM and MRO businesses to address complex aerospace customer needs and support products through the entire lifecycle.

Core Responsibilities:

• Act as a Business Partner to the division to deliver a step change in business performance by analyzing company processes and procedures, and develop process enhancement strategies.
• Identify, deploy and drive successful completion of focused projects / initiatives which ultimately translate to operational and financial results as well as customer satisfaction.
• Establish and deploy an effective framework and structure within the entire organization to deliver business improvement.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to enhance productivity.
• Lead CI projects within the business including training, coaching, leading, driving and delivering.
• Stay up-to-date with developments in management and process optimization.

Qualifications: 

• 3 years of experience in delivering step change in business performance.
• A hands-on practitioner who is conversant with business improvement tools & techniques, with associated certification (e.g. Lean, Theory Of Constraints), coupled with demonstrable knowledge and experience in real world applications.
• Ability to engage employees at various levels of the organization to support and contribute to business improvement, with leadership, drive and influencing ability.
• Good understanding of the entire spectrum of operational excellence, with a hands-on approach.
• Has analytical, data-driven approach to problem solving.
• Strong communication and numeracy skills.
• Six sigma certification is a plus.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or technical/engineering/operational discipline preferred