Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Title: Continuous Improvement Manager

Department: Operations

Reports to: Head, Operations Manager

Location(s): Leonardo Helicopters, AgustaWestland Products, Philadelphia

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1. Summary of Position: (Brief description of overall responsibilities and function)

The Continuous Improvement owns and directs the site's CI strategy by autonomously identifying, selecting, and prioritizing high-impact projects that drive Industrial Operations targets. Operating as the central functional authority, this role provides strategic guidance to stakeholders across the organization while fostering deep cross-functional collaboration with both internal and external departments.

Beyond maintaining operational records, the CI governs the alignment of best practices and internally-defined KPIs as the primary liaison for the Leonardo Helicopters CI team across the geographics. As a driving force within the Digital Transformation team, the CI steers the company's digital evolution and utilizes advanced performance indicators to validate organizational impact. Acting as a strategic advisor to the leadership team, the CI ensures seamless change transitions and delivers critical performance insights and results directly to Top Management.

They will primarily be responsible to:

1. Directs the implementation of the Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy within Industrial Operations:
   1. Governs the continuous-improvement initiatives; defines and approves the project parameters and scope;
   2. Identifies strategic areas of improvement and executes a deployment plan for the continuous-improvement program;
   3. Governs the plan's follow-up; evaluates the financial and operational performance of the improvements; ensures processes are in compliance with standards, and regulations, including Corporate directives.
2. Drives the optimization of policies, procedures, and processes:
   1. Autonomously identifies opportunities for improvement and defines critical issues;
   2. Determines organizational objectives and success metrics;
   3. Benchmarks current procedures and establishes baseline performance measures;
   4. Designs and implements optimal solutions; measures observed improvements; validates strategic documents and reports.
3. Coordinate the continuous-improvement program for the plant:
   1. Determines and defines continuous-improvement needs for the plant;
   2. Identifies and assigns functional team members and the role of each person; plans all tactical activities;
   3. Defines and monitors site-level KPIs; determines corrective measures; directs the project implementation and performs full lifecycle follow-up

1. Advises and assists personnel:
   1. Directs the management of changes; proposes and architected solutions to achieve executive objectives;
   2. Facilitates the implementation of complex continuous-improvement projects;
   3. Acts as a strategic consultant to employees and the management team;
   4. Designs and provides specialized training to build a CI culture.
2. Steers the Digital Transformation activities:
   1. Represents the site in Digital Transformation meetings across Geographies;
   2. Orchestrates collaboration with other plants in digital improvements and best-practice sharing;
   3. Manages and presents Digital improvement results and roadmaps to all stakeholders and Top Management.
3. Represents the Plant CI Function within the Global Organization:

1. Acts as the primary CI representative for the plant, collaborating with other facilities across geographies to align best practices;
2. Harmonizes site-level CI methodologies with global group standards to ensure cross-geographical consistency;
3. Leads benchmarking activities with other plants to drive continuous excellence and knowledge sharing.

2. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (Specifically describe the essential duties and responsibilities in order of estimated percentage of time that is spent on each).

1. Qualifications for Position:

A. Education

B. Experience

C. Competencies & Attributes

D. Licensure/Certification