Now Hiring - Dant Clayton - Construction Repair And Maintenance Services Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Louisville, KY

Full description of the position

Dant Clayton is seeking a dynamic and energetic Lean Manufacturing Champion (Six Sigma Black Belt) to drive strategic initiatives and tactical actions to transform our manufacturing operation into a responsive, efficient, and flexible business supporting a highly diverse customer base with an engineered to order product line.

Dant Clayton has been a leading innovator in the sports construction industry for over 40 years. Our firm is an engineered to order manufacturer and constructor of premium stadia and arena seating solutions consisting of a unique blend of architectural design, custom fabrication and design-build construction with projects ranging in size from small park bleachers to 50,000 seat stadiums. Our mission is to “Bring people together to build the dreams of tomorrow”, which we do through consultative sales, pre-construction activities, competitive bidding, engineering, design, specialty fabrication and final project management and construction of the project.

Position Overview

The Lean Manufacturing Champion responsibilities include:

· Develop and lead shop floor-based KAIZEN events that solve bottlenecks, improve OEE, improve productivity (goal is 30% improvement within two years) and improve safety / quality.

· Create and implement a complete business 5S program.

· Partner with the Lean Transformation Manager (LTM) on leading and driving a transformational manufacturing strategy with one piece flow concepts by product line, bottoms up employee engagement and visual management.

· Create a current state and future state map of all manufacturing flow and drive actions to eliminate waste and increase output. Drive actions to reduce lead times from months to days.

· Lead the organizational training and development program with respect to lean concepts, building core skills and problem-solving ability throughout the organization.

· Work with the operations team to refine and improve KPI reporting, PDCA processes and daily shop floor management to optimize performance.

· Review and streamline key business processes supporting accuracy of information, improved responsiveness and elimination of manual work where possible.

Competencies and Qualifications

1. BS degree in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing engineering or a related degree.

2. Black belt certification required.

3. 8+ years’ experience initiating, championing and driving shop floor based lean programs that have resulted in transformation change and transformational results.

4. Skills using KPI’s to drive daily, weekly, monthly and annual improvements with a full circle PDCA process.

5. Experience in a metals (aluminum and steel) fabrication environment.

6. A desire and passion to work with the team on the plant floor and solve problems using root cause analysis.

7. Excellent project management experience creating solutions to plant floor bottlenecks or constraints.

8. Experience developing and networking with a base of suppliers for plant support and improvement.

9. Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing.

10. A positive / can do attitude and team player.

11. An enthusiastic people person who loves to engage with people at all levels of the organization and drive change.

12. Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office products and Power BI.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should contact [please apply online] directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Louisville, KY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Lean Six Sigma: 5 years (Required)
• Kaizen: 5 years (Required)
• 5S: 5 years (Required)
• Welding: 5 years (Preferred)
• PDCA: 5 years (Required)
• Root cause analysis: 5 years (Required)
• Manufacturing: 5 years (Required)
• Lean manufacturing: 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Required)
• Six Sigma Black Belt (Required)

Work Location: In person