Sr. Lean Continuous Improvement Manager

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As the Senior Manager, Lean Continuous Improvement Manager, you support the start-up of a brand-new manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia. You will bring your expertise in Lean for the primary responsibility to drive the operational organization towards a sustainable lean culture while also being recognized as the face of Continuous Improvement through demonstrated actions and results. This role is a key position within the new state of the art facility for the delivery of process innovation and continuous improvement initiatives across multi product lines and functions. It will play an important role in helping to foster a culture of sustainable change through the creation and embedding of LEAN methodology, and the supporting framework, to deliver business transformation

You Make an Impact By:

• Establishing and ensuring world class process standards across the business units’ landscape and drive problem resolution around instances that are not aligned with established standards
• Driving the implementation and standardization of these best practices, project or programs across manufacturing, service, warehousing and office environments
• Working with key business stakeholders, and multi-jurisdictional ‘LEAN champions’, to build a continuous improvement environment to support an ongoing program of change
• Assisting in the development and implementation of a ‘best-in-class’ continuous improvement strategy
• Eventually lead Lean engineers through-out the site
• Developing global Lean metrics and reporting
• Actively driving and developing standardized business tools required for OPEX/Lean programs
• Managing and updating the Lean Continuous Improvement Insight Pages
• Leading and facilitating continuous improvement activities.
• Deploy training to all employees on tools/programs ensuring that lean-continuous improvement methods and tools are understood, accepted, and implemented.
• Ensuring OPEX-Lean programs are being implemented and driven as needed
• Monitoring and following up on implemented programs providing support if required
• Leading, guiding, energizing, and executing lean activities and special projects driven by specific site needs.

Skills You Bring:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in lean continuous improvement or a related field
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Strategic, pragmatic and collaborative mindset
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at different levels of the organization
• Experience in a complex global business environment

#LI-DNI

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations.  Applicants for these positions may be limited (by, for example, their countries of citizenship, country of origin, or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact, and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.

MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: accommodationsatMKS@mksinst.com .

If applying for a specific job, please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX), the title and location of the role