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Director Of Continuous Improvement

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is accelerating the shift to American energy independence with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. Our breakthrough Znyth aqueous zinc battery was designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion technology. It is safe, scalable, efficient, sustainable, manufactured in the U.S., and the core of our innovative systems that today provides utility, industrial, and commercial customers with a proven, reliable energy storage alternative for 3 to 12-hour applications. Eos was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey.

The Director of Continuous Improvement (CI) is an executive responsible for driving organizational excellence by developing strategies, leading change, and implementing methodologies such as lean, Six Sigma, or Agile to optimize processes, reduce waste, and enhance performance.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise-wide CI strategies, aligned with the company's goals and objectives, with measurable results.
• Lead cross-functional teams to identify operational inefficiencies, analyze processes, and prioritize improvement initiatives.
• Champion the use of proven methodologies, such as lean and Six Sigma, and other CI methods to streamline processes, improve quality, and deliver productivity.
• Build, train, mentor a team dedicated to process improvement, ensuring best practices are shared and standardized throughout the organization.
• Oversee the implementation and sustainment of a CI management system, including setting performance metrics and goals.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, challenging the status quo and encouraging proactive problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and innovative thinking.
• Monitor, measure, and lead the company-wide CI effort to deliver CI through using key performance indicators and data-driven decision making.
• Work closely with leadership and stakeholders throughout the company to ensure alignment and buy-in across the company.
• Lead change management efforts and champion the process to reduce organizational friction and to minimize churn.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations.
• Drive initiatives that enhance customer satisfaction and business outcomes. Prepare the organization to aspire to meet external CI standards, such as achieving the "Shingo" prize or the "Malcolm Baldridge" award.

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