Manager, Transformation

What will you do:

• Oversee the development, execution and sustainment of the Transformation Program execution according to schedule and budget.

• Help local teams identify technical and/or operational alternatives to increase productivity/reliability; To provide agility in the issues that the transformation teams may have synergies and transformation initiatives related

• Lead teams to focus on key priorities and ensure the delivery of transformation goals.

• Manage senior stakeholder relationships including progress updates, decision making & escalations.

• Help Operations and Transformation teams identify technical alternatives to ensure the Transformation targets are obtained or surpassed.

• Evaluate opportunities and leverage relationships with internal stakeholders to secure project support and buy-in across sites and functions.

• Guide team workload and provide constructive and timely feedback to ensure employees have a clear understanding of their work, role, business goals and performance standards.

• Manage performance issues as needed.

• Develop and guide employees to retain and promote the growth of the organization's talent.

What will you need:

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Engineering, or technical field.

• Lean Six Sigma certification required

• Minimum 10+ years relevant industrial experience; demonstrated leadership and management experience with an understanding of the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.

• 5+ years’ experience creating and executing continuous improvement and change management activities that drive organizational results and change.

• Very strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to use fact-based and well-thought-out arguments to challenge all levels or change behavior/techniques as required

• Must be able to influence across the organization to drive accountability and follow up for results

• Able to drive consensus among leadership to enable transformation and advance strategic priorities

• Must understand advanced problem-solving techniques, processes in plant, and essentials behind metrics and KPI’s 

• Ability to influence across the organization and with their team. range of employees

• Understand the business objectives and make connections between the various initiatives to drive value.

• Microsoft Office Suite

• Formal training in Change Management and Continuous Improvement (i.e., Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Workout, SCRUM) is an asset.

WORK CONDITIONS:

Inside - inside environmental conditions or standard office environment

Constantly, 67% - 100%

Outside - outside environmental conditions/no protection from the weather

Occasionally, 1% - 33%