The CI Leader – One Watts Performance System Office – will be a steward of the One Watts Performance System (OWPS) as a part of the virtual Watts Performance System Office (WPSO). The One Watts Performance System is the business enterprise performance system that defines how we work, how we act, and how we lead. OWPS is the basis for making improvements every day as we focus on our customers and drive strategic growth. OWPS is rooted in our Values of Integrity and Respect; Accountability; Continuous Improvement and Innovation; and Transparency and in our Cultural Beliefs. The OWPS CI Manager will be the practitioner and coach of the OWPS toolkit to help drive Watts performance Improvement as part of the European CI Team. The OWPS CI Manager will maintain configuration control of OWPS – standards, improvements, changes. This leader will work with site and platform/BU leadership to achieve significant improvements to business processes that are linked to Watts strategy and focused on the customer, resulting in balanced scorecard improvements.

　　PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

　　Maintain and deploy the One Watts Performance System for Watts Water Technologies – including configuration control of the materials, training and coaching of the materials, being a visible practitioner of OWPS

　　Enable the Watts Population through coaching and mentoring of OWPS toolkit

　　Work directly with manufacturing operations as requested by them to solve identified issues through VSM, daily management, standard work, problem solving, 3P/layout, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 5S and visual management

　　Champion the development and deployment of Transactional Process Improvement including leading TPI kaizens as needed in the offices and functions

　　Act as a change agent, systematically driving a CI culture thru OWPS; engage the CI Population at Watts to create a connected and inclusive global team

　　Facilitate strategy deployment and goal deployment across EU Watts/site functions and multiple value streams, and maintain a Watts/site-wide lean roadmap aimed at meeting site business goals, including productivity, quality, delivery and customer allegiance

　　Champion, measure and report on OWPS impacts

　　Train and lead kaizen and lean workshops to Watts leaders and associates (as well as Watts Supplier and Distributors), including VSM, daily management, standard work, problem solving, 3P/layout, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 5S and visual management – all part of the OWPS toolkit

　　Use OWPS business assessment tools to identify business opportunities for improvement; coordinate and report on recurring OWPS assessments; develop a OWPS Assessment network

　　Facilitate the development and maintenance of an ongoing project funnel, being filled from all areas of the business

　　Facilitate the development of a healthy cross-functional group of qualified OWPS tool experts – including Blue Belts, Green Belts and Black Belts

　　EDUCATION:

　　Bachelor’s degree; technical engineering discipline

　　Formal CI training and certification

　　MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISON:

　　0 – 4 direct reports

　　Ensure company policies are followed

　　Enforce company safety policies

　　EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:

　　Minimum of 5 years of hands-on lean kaizen, including VSM, daily management, standard work, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 3P/layout, 5S and visual management; 2 years in a change agent role

　　Lean experience from a company with a strong, formal lean business system

　　Solid lean tool technical skills, project management experience and decision-making capability

　　Minimum of 10 years manufacturing experience in a machining/assembly environment

　　Working knowledge of multiple business functions, including operations, quality, logistics, finance, sales, customer service, engineering, IT and human resources

　　Experience leading strategy deployment and goal deployment, and developing a site-side lean roadmap with demonstrated results

　　Experience training and coaching a formal problem-solving methodology

　　Proven track record leading and coaching week-long kaizen teams with an emphasis on execution

　　Ability to influence cross-functional site leadership, with excellent written and verbal communication skills; well respected by leadership and associates

　　Strong communication skills in speaking, writing and understanding. Business Language English; other European Language as French and or German is positive Ability to effectively lead and manage change

　　Hands-on approach

　　Advanced computer proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

　　Excellent team builder and people motivator.

　　Experience of supervising the process of planning, prioritizing and organizing

　　Travel typically 50%, but can have periods of 75%, e.g. OWPS implementations / OWPS Assessments at Watts worldwide locations

　　*PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

　　While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

　　*WORK ENVIRONMENT:

　　Work in manufacturing and office environments

　　Preferred locations Biassono (Italy), Virey Le Grand (France), Landau (Germany)

　　Watts Water is a global leader of quality water solutions for residential, industrial, municipal, and commercial settings. Our family of brands (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) offers some of the most varied product lines in the world, with world-class, water-related solutions focused on:

　　Drainage and Water Reuse

　　HVAC and Hot Water

　　Plumbing and Flow Control

　　Water Quality and Rainwater Harvesting

　　We are a $1.9 billion global company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a presence in five (5) continents and twenty-four (24) countries, and an employee population that speaks over eighteen (18) languages. As a people-first company, we prize enriching and caring for all who work here not only through words but through actions. This includes executing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy, and providing our employees with meaningful career growth opportunities, a positive and safe work environment, and affirmation that they are heard, valued, and respected.We are proud to be an organization that believes that a safer world is a more sustainable world – a belief that we proudly reflect in each of our technologies and solutions and our environmental and social commitments, such as our partnership with Planet Water Foundation.

　　Learn more about the Watts way, here (https://www.watts.com/our-story/brands) .

　　Specialties

　　Plumbing, HVAC, Water Quality, and Gas

　　Headquarters

　　Americas & Corporate Headquarters: North Andover, Massachusetts, USA

　　Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) Headquarters: Shanghai, China

　　Company Size

　　About 5,000 employees

　　Website

　　http://www.watts.com/

　　http://www.wattsindustries.com/

　　http://www.wattsasia.com/

　　Industry

　　Machinery

　　Founded

　　1874