Job Title:
Continuous Improvement Manager
Location/s:
Brea CA USA - E Lambert Rd
Specifically, you'll:

• Manage and co-lead project teams to analyze and improve business processes, emphasizing cost reduction, lead time reduction, and quality improvement.
• Manage cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.
• Identify financial and non-financial project benefits and develop business cases.
• Guide project teams through data-driven analysis of business processes while teaching principles of Continuous Improvement (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) and problem solving.
• Apply a Continuous Improvement mindset & toolset to analyze processes, including the use of statistical methods and mapping techniques.
• Motivate others and drive continuous improvement throughout the organization by being a change agent that leads by example.
• Lead the implementation of process changes and support business partners in applying concepts of Change Management to facilitate successful implementation.
• Clearly communicate project status, risks & opportunities, as well as benefits to a variety of business stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• Mentor and develop junior staff and new members of the team.
• Apply advanced Lean Principles to include but not limited to Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Lean Daily Management, Standard Work/Cellular Flow, Demand and Production Smoothing, Total Productive Maintenance.
• Create and maintain Process Flow Maps, Value Stream Maps, Standard Operating Procedures, and other process documentation.
• Up to 20% travel may be required for special projects at other locations within SBD-CAM.

Who You Are
You always strive to do a good job...but wouldn't it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? You care about quality - at every level. You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You're not intimidated by innovation. In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferably in business or engineering).
• 7+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement of business, operations, and/or manufacturing processes.
• Ability to navigate and communicate in a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
• Hands on, practical problem solving and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical skills including data mining, analysis, trending, and writing accompanying commentary.
• Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint required.
  

What You'll Receive
You'll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan:

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

How You'll Feel
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, Coursera® and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
  

What's more, you'll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We're more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment, more than a global leader in Aerospace Manufacturing. We are visionaries and innovators. As successful as we've been in the past, we have so much further to go. That's where you come in. Join us!

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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.

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.