08 - Specialist, Continuous Improvement

Req ID: 123007
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Johor
City: Johor Bahru

**General Overview**:
**Job Title**:Specialist, Continuous Improvement
**Functional Area**: Continuous Improvement (CI)
**Career Stream**:Continuous Improvement (CTIM)
**Role**: Specialist (SPE)
**Job Code**: SPE-CI-CTIM
**Job Band**:08
**Direct/Indirect Indicator**: Indirect

**Summary**:
Facilitate or co-facilitate the development of CI (Lean and Six Sigma) vision for a customer or department, and the strategy deployment plans to deliver that strategy. Co-facilitate continuous improvement activities in support of the plan. Build knowledge of specific Lean and Six Sigma systems, methods and tools. Able to work under mínimal supervision, now in the form of co-facilitation and post-activity reflection.

**Detailed Description**:
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

- Ensure the execution of the continuous improvement (CI) goals and strategies for the operation and support functions in the organization
- Ensure all activities for CI and performance enhancement are fulfilled in the customer or department
- Work closely with area owner to develop CI activities
- Support the adoption and measurement of the Systematic CI Framework Standards
- Lead or facilitate the process improvement based CI workshops
- Drive new ideas and improvement solutions with all area owners and deploy good practices to other customers/departments
- Work closely with all area owners to create a culture of continuous improvement
- Adhere to Reward and Recognition programs to motivate all employees
- Support improvement opportunities external to the site/function (as required). This may involve supporting the delivery of training and/or kaizen facilitation at external organizations outside Celestica + other sites in the Celestica network that need help + global support functions within Celestica
- Provide training for CI for Employees and CI for Leadership certifications
- Work closely with Regional/Corporate Offices to comply with the policies and procedures requirements
- Prepare management monthly reports and other site reports as required
- Train, mentor and coach project leaders, team members and cross functional colleagues in Lean methodology. Including but not limited to VSM, brainstorming, 5S, process mapping

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- Proficient in CI
- Hands-on experience in leading kaizens on at least 3 different tools (such as fast change-over, cell design, etc)
- Project & Change management awareness
- Knowledge of production operations and operator responsibilities
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines
- Time management
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Planning
- Problem solving
- Results oriented
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Flexibility

**Typical Experience**:
3 to 5 years of relevant experience.
Should have a proven background in CI and chosen function of team
Experience in Lean, either in manufacturing or office environments

**Typical Education**:
Bachelor Degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferably Green Belt or Black Belt in Lean

**Notes**:
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

**COMPANY OVERVIEW**:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.