Continuous Improvement Specialist

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

As the Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist, you will support the development and execution of strategies that drive Xylem’s Lean transformation. Your focus will be on enhancing value proposition to our customer while delivering significant financial results to the bottom line. This role requires an individual who can inspire and guide teams across multiple manufacturing sites in our Water Solutions and Services (WSS) business segment to achieve operational excellence through Lean principles.

Responsibilities:

• Support multiple sites to drive cultural lean development and empowerment at a macro level, while supporting transformations and events to eliminate waste from the organization. 

• Lead CI implementation, standardization, and consistency across multiple sites (CI implementation, training and projects, CI processes, methods and tools to eliminate waste and promote flow).

• Deliver Training and Coaching to teams and colleagues

• Work with sites business leads to support their priorities and align CI projects to their needs

• Proactively identify and communicate areas for operational and strategic improvement and share best practices / learning’s.

• Mentor and coach in process mapping, 5S, VSM, etc.  events with site cross-functional teams

• Analyze current and past trends in KPI’s highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.

• Ability to create and finalize standard work documents / procedures and best practices

• Live our culture and exemplify our Growth Enabling Behaviors to be highly inspired to innovate, highly empowered to lead and highly accountable to deliver.

Skills and Abilities:

• An excellent professional record with 2-7 years of industry experience in a lean / continuous improvement organization

• Expert knowledge of lean business system implementation and development; capable of working independently, with minimal supervision

• Demonstrated know-how and experience in Lean Management, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement Management

• Demonstrated ability to apply Lean methodologies in non-manufacturing environments (e.g. Services, Transactional)

• Proven record of financial data management, ability to read and draw conclusions from financial reports and P&L statements.

• Excellent project management and team-player skills

• Excellent Presentation skills, Facilitation skills, Influencing skills

• Superior analytical skills combined with operational strength

• Strong communication skills, energetic personality / mover and driver

• Ability to work in and lead a team, showing initiative and commitment

• Enjoy the challenges of working in an international, dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Ability to drive a project both strategically, and hands-on enough to support at the team level

• Ability to travel 25-50% as-required to cover assign sites

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline

• Lean Certification or Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (Preferred)

The estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 to $120,000 plus bonus.   Starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location, and is not typically at the top of the range.  At Xylem we offer a competitive compensation package with a generous benefit package, including Medical, Dental, Vision plans, 401(k) with company contribution, paid time off, paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement. 

Travel:

• 25% average. Typically 2-3 days per week to cover assigned sites.

Relocation assistance available for those needing to relocate to the Colorado Springs area.

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.