Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™.  We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return.  Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work.  By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

This position with plan, direct and coordinate manufacturing processes within an aluminum fabrication plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Leads work streams as part of process diagnostics and design to identify impactful opportunities for operational improvements across end to end value streams.
• Takes hands-on approach to ensure the diagnostic, design and implementation of Lean tools within the business is performed to high standard and consistency within the Operational Excellence program.
• Analytics – gather information and perform data analyses and perform information integrity assessments.
• Facilitation – lead small and large groups (Hourly, Supervisors & mid-level management).
• Training – deliver training to all levels as an Operational Excellence Expert.
• Utilize problem solving efforts on key projects to improve quality, reduce cost and eliminate waste.
• Ability to work autonomously, leads working sessions with business stakeholders as needed that drive to conclusions, agreement and results.
• Analyzes project metrics and creates reports on process performance against project initiatives and goals to support the businesses objectives.
• Translates business needs into requirements that can be acted upon.
• Coaches process teams and on the standard lean systems, tools, techniques, mindsets and behaviors (TPM, JIT, Toyota Production System).
• Becomes a Subject Matter Expert over the implementation of projects/initiatives in the Operational Excellence practices, development of frameworks, methodology design, tool suite selection, etc.
• Works with the VP of MFG to develops and execute detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Provides leaders with project status updates, feedback, and appropriate reporting on key process focused objectives.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, performs other duties as assigned or required.