Continuous Improvement Manager SEC

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities, creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members' wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Level 1: Estimated annual base pay: $111,600(minimum) $139,500 (midpoint) $167,400 (maximum)

Level 2: Estimated annual base pay: $126,00(minimum) $157,500 (midpoint) $189,000 (maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity.
• 401(k) match (4.5%
• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays.
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire
• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits.
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus
• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Voluntary benefits, including:
• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are You Ready To Make Your Mark? Are you a Continuous Improvement Manager looking for your next opportunity? In this role you will provide leadership with a Lean/Six Sigma focus resulting in the deployment of proven CI methods and tools resulting in measurable and sustained improvement of QDRC within a few related value streams.

What You Will Be Doing

• Demonstrates a mindset and commitment to continuous improvement across operations an defines improvement goals, establishes accountability through QDRC metric results and/Six Sigma tools and techniques to continually improve processes and business results, and establishes a mindset within operations to document and control processes; promotes safety and housekeeping; uses facilitative leadership).
• Accountable for the technical aspects of problem solving, systems implementation and validation for projects and services.
• Provide leadership to direct reports by leading, managing, supporting and coaching members ensuring continual development of competencies.
• Collaborate with other CI organizations across Woodward to ensure alignment of the CI, Lean/Six Sigma philosophies and methodologies and overarching best practices that are impactful and current with "Best in Class" industry practices.

What We Are Looking For:

• Ability to act as a change agent and influence both internal and external functional areas.
• Ability to integrate and apply solutions for quality performance and continual improvement, both breakthrough and systematic throughout the organization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• The ability to lead and develop a vision and strategy for process improvement through lean/six sigma initiatives and gain active alignment support for that strategy by all organizational stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to attract, lead, coach, motivate, and develop others.
• Solid understanding of organizational structure ensuring engagement and active support of functions and members within the business system as necessary to achieve business goals.
• Solid understanding of statistical concepts and methods to ensure appropriate application and analysis of data.
• Understanding, supporting and leading the implementation of LEAN Manufacturing techniques and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Formal problem-solving skills such as Taguchi, DOE, 8D, etc.
• Significant understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
• Strong time management and project management skills.
• Ability to travel to suppliers, other locations within Woodward, and customers as required to fulfill the needs of the organization (domestic and international).
• Practical and results oriented.

Level: 1

• 5 years' professional experience in a manufacturing environment or a branch of the military
• Demonstrated success in implementing Lean/Six Sigma concepts.
• Prior leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Greenbelt/Six Sigma Certification-Achievement within 1 year of employment

Level: 2

• 8+ years professional experience in a manufacturing environment or a branch of the military
• Demonstrated success in implementing Lean/Six Sigma concepts.
• Prior leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Greenbelt/Six Sigma Certification-Achievement within 1 year of employment

Education:

• US - Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS)
• US - Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.

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