Continuous Improvement Specialist

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

Stanley Black and Decker is seeking a highly motivated, creative manufacturing problem solver.  Continuous improvement is ingrained in the culture at SB&D and this role will help us accelerate the transformation of our facility’s value streams to deliver best-in-class tools to our customers at a best-in-class fill rate.  Ideal candidates will roll up their sleeves from Day One, spreading new ideas and driving results.

The Job

Manage facility-wide Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Programs to optimize business to best serve our customers, including but not limited to:

• Prepare for and facilitate events and projects.
• Train operators and engage them in Lean concepts.
• Promote and spread a Lean culture across all levels of the organization daily.
• Develop and maintain best practices with a strong focus on standard work, visual management, and TIER board reporting.
• Identify, rationalize, plan, and document cost reduction projects (including inventory, direct/indirect labor, cost per tool, etc.).
• Lead, track, and update productivity projects using the standard reporting system (Protrak).
• Collect, analyze, summarize, and present process data (OEE) to the management team.
• Optimize facility layout using Lean cell design and line balancing techniques.
• Verify and review Routings and BOMs in an ERP system.
• Plan, justify, and implement capital budget projects that contribute to plant goals and objectives.
• Troubleshoot shop floor issues using Lean problem-solving techniques and implement sustainable corrective actions

The Person

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Demonstrated track record of implementing lean manufacturing tools and techniques that deliver significant business results.
• Strong, direct project management experience in a manufacturing operations setting.
• Background in manufacturing and assembly operations highly preferred.
• Exposure to Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies is preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office and 2D Computer Aided Design (CAD).
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven focus.
• Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system is preferred.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills; able to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong leadership skills; able to drive projects involving multiple departments and personalities.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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