Manufacturing Excellence / DWS Site Leader

Leverage Operation Excellence (Duracell Work Systems/DWS) expertise to support and guide the plant with DWS implementation. Ensure DWS work is loss-minded and targeted to deliver the site vision.

Lead the plant to the next DWS Phase.  Build and maintain healthy relationships of respect with all people throughout the site including site technicians (Servant Leadership), plant manager, site leaders, Centers of Excellence (CoE) leaders, and the Global DWS resources to achieve maximum sustainable business results. 

The focus is always on DWS promotion, communication, and education. 

Principal Duties And Responsibilites:

•  Continuously reenforce Duracell Work Systems/DWS purpose (100% participation and capability-building to deliver zero loss) & keep the focus on DWS foundations including Plan-Do-Check-Act/PDCA, Daily Management Systems/DMS’s & Unified Problem Solving/UPS.
• Weekly, (1) discuss the plant-wide issues constraining DWS progress, (2) adjust Center of Excellence/CoE focuses, (3) have a 1:1 meeting with plant manager to calibrate DWS understanding and analyze progress, (4) conduct Autonomous Maintenance/AM and Progressive Maintenance/PM audits as needed.
• According to strategy and plans, train and drive standards including CoE/Department/Line PDCA boards, board formats and Equipment Owner working materials including One Point Lessons/OPL’s, Work Instructions/WI’s, etc.
• Continuously support, coach, teach, and encourage the Operations Leaders and the CoE Leaders in building DWS capability​.
• Coach area leaders through the processes and provide input for improvement.
• Spend time on the floor daily interacting with and coaching area leaders and Technicians.
• Participate in Process Engineering projects and problem-solving sessions.
• Review site losses and provide input on objectives that will address the largest opportunities.
• Monthly, (1) confirm a PDCA thought process: lead site CoE review process, (2) attend CoE meetings as needed to ensure they are effective, (3) work with CoE owners to train/develop SLT on specific CoE tools / systems, (4) participate in Department reviews with Plant Manager, and (5) remain active in critical systems development.
• Drive linkages of Rewards & Recognition to site goals and the DWS capability-building required to achieve the vision.
• Recognize, drive, and support closing of skills/qualification gaps related to delivery of DWS and business results when they exist, and provide Site Leadership a frequent assessment of DWS implementation and gaps (site and CoE’s).
• Drive reapplication of approaches and techniques locally (benchmarking and reapplying best practices globally), while assuring the tools used are being used according to the standard.
• Support facilitation of the site’s masterplan build with translation of business needs into milestones, deliverables, and dates. Drive the Strategy Development/Deployment System/SDDS including Loss Analysis and Give/Gets for collaboration in delivery of all Dept and CoE required elements in each DWS phase.
• Prepare agendas and host consultations/assessments, and record meeting notes.  Apply/teach learnings from each training session (e.g. Strategy Development & Deployment Systems/DDS, Daily Direction Setting/DDS, Operations Performance Models/OPM, Plan-Do-Check-Act/PDCA​).
• Prepare the site for demonstration of pre-assessment and final assessment capability/delivery of DWS requirements by phase.
• Educate new hires on fundamental DWS principles and their initial contributions required.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical field
• 5+ years Operations leadership 
• Strategy development and deployment leadership and execution experience
• Manufacturing Excellence experience 
• Demonstrated break-through business results delivery at the department level
• Green/Black Belt and/or Lean experience (preferred)

Technical Skills Required:

• Strong analytical and problems solving skills, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to facilitate/coach UPS tools as appropriate
• Communication skills, written and oral – Open – Honest – Professional – Persistent – Timely
• Capability to learn from Operation Excellence/DWS experts and apply guidance to meet site business needs
• Must be comfortable giving feedback and explaining the “why”
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate, recommend, and implement operational improvements to production processes, equipment, and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, option analyze, resource, plan, and manage many project/work requests
• High work ethic and self-motivated with the drive and tenacity to get the job done

Duracell is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries, complemented by a portfolio of high quality, market leading specialty, rechargeable and professional batteries. Duracell’s products power numerous critical professional devices across the globe such as heart rate monitors, defibrillators, telemetry devices, smoke detectors, fire alarms, automated valves and security systems. As the leader in the professional power category, Duracell has a rich history of innovation, continuously introducing batteries that are smaller, thinner, with more energy and longer lasting than competitive brands. Since March 2016, Duracell has found its permanent home within Berkshire Hathaway (ranked #4 World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune Magazine and #3 in the Fortune 500), and will continue to focus on sustainable growth, industry-leading innovation while creating long-term value for our customers and consumers. At Duracell, integrity, end-to-end accountability across all levels, fast decision-making and a “can do” attitude is highly valued.