Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Sturgis, MI Plant
Core
Lead cross-functional DMAIC projects to drive operational excellence, reduce waste, and improve production efficiency in a manufacturing environment.
Role type
Senior Operational Excellence Lead (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt)
Builds
Production workflows, cost-saving initiatives, and continuous improvement programs for nutrition products.
Domain
Healthcare manufacturing / Nutrition supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, DMAIC methodology, statistical analysis, root cause analysis, change management, stakeholder management, project management, value stream mapping, OEE optimization, Kaizen facilitation
Preferred skills
Engineering or science background, experience with FDA/OSHA compliance, cross-functional team leadership
Technologies
Yamazumi diagrams, 5S, standard work documentation, production data analytics tools
Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional DMAIC projects with significant financial impact, identify and prioritize improvement opportunities aligned with site strategy, manage project teams and remove barriers, drive a culture of continuous improvement, coordinate improvements across the project value stream, develop and maintain methods and enabling systems, recruit and develop experts in the Operational Excellence organization, apply Lean tools to optimize workflows, analyze production data to improve throughput and labor efficiency, support labor balancing and capacity optimization, lead Kaizen events, provide thorough stakeholder management and change management, drive replication of best practices across sites
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with full responsibility for project outcomes