Job Title : Lean Manager
Employment Type : Full-Time
FSLA : Salary / Exempt
Division : Project Services Group
Department : Project Services Group
Reports to : Director of Scheduling & Lean Services
Supervisory Duties : Yes
The Lean Manager will encourage a culture focused on continuous improvement by supporting our clients, project teams and company in our efforts to incorporate lean tools and philosophy within their current processes.
Responsibilities / Essential Functions
- Engage various levels of leadership to coach, train and teach Lean concepts.
- Facilitate and collaborate with internal departments and complex project teams.
- Facilitate continuous improvement events with company leaders and external clients.
- Challenge project teams to focus on building a culture of continuous improvement, challenging status quo.
- Set up a sustainable program for Daily Stand Up Audits, ensuring all jobs are holding a value add DSU.
- Train Superintendents to effectively target roadblocks from the field and communicate to teams.
- Get team to routinely pull plan with trades every 10 weeks.
- Participate in lookahead meetings, assist Superintendents on updating lean schedule.
- Set up a formal process of planning materials coming onsite and where it should be stored.
- Train workers how look for waste and what is a non-value activity.
Key Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Excellent organizational and project management skills.Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities.Ability to multi-task and self-prioritize.Motivated and driven.Ability to work in a team environment with a primary focus on collaboration.Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architectural or related field.5+ years of experience in construction operations and / or design preferred.2+ years of experience in group facilitation and implementing collaborative delivery (Integrated Project Delivery, Target Value Delivery, etc.).Ability and willingness to travel up to 60%.Passionate about leading changes and improving company processes.Experience, coursework, or certification in lean practices.