Project Leader, Continuous Improvement

9 hours ago

Montréal, Canada Velan Inc. Full time

**Department**: Continuous Improvement
**Location**: Montréal, QC (Canada)
**Date Posted**: December 9, 2024

The Continuous Improvement, Project Leader is responsible for managing the continuous improvement efforts for his/her function. As such the incumbent manages the portfolio of improvements, assists in setting priorities, ensures alignment and execution, elaborates, facilitates and takes part in continuous improvement initiatives. As a change agent, he/she fosters an environment that promotes continuous improvement by providing coaching, assistance and expert advice.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
measurement and analysis, planning, execution and control, while ensuring alignment with the corporate CI program
- Facilitate and organize workshops/problem solving teams to achieve breakthroughs in process
- Analyze and continuously review the current processes employed by Velan. Work with the functional
leadership team to identify & create project plans to continuously improve efficiency, safety, quality,
costs, capacity and eliminate waste
- Facilitate the functional CI governance process and influences stakeholders to ensure results are achieved
- Act as functional lead for the deployment of the Velan Lean Management System (LMS)
- Collaborate with CI peers at other Velan departments/plants/locations to share best practices and
establish standardization of initiative implementations across all sites
- Support the functional leadership team in maintaining operational metrics for the site
- Responsible for maintaining all related functional work process SOP’s and processes, including flow and coordination points
- Target, analyze and assess the feasibility and the profitability of improvement initiatives, including the suggestion program
- Determine important control parameters, leading performance indicators, and build practices and
procedures in order to ensure control of the processes

We offer you:

- A career path, not just a job
- Competitive base salary, accompanied by an annual performance bonus
- Comprehensive group insurance program, including a telemedicine program
- Group RRSP with employer contribution
- A hybrid work environment and summertime schedule
- Laptop provided
- Reimbursement for annual gym fees and other wellness initiatives
- Free coffee an affordable on-site cafeteria

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree, with a preference for Industrial Engineering or Operations Management or equivalent in experience
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Black Belt preferred
- Minimum 10 years’ of related experience and 6 in a similar position in a manufacturing environment
- Advanced knowledge of Lean principles and practices
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Project Management
- Good knowledge of MS Project
- Business Process Management System (asset)
- Knowledge of Change Management (ADKAR model) (asset)
- PMP certification (asset)
- Functionally bilingual - written and oral, English and French
such as Lean Concepts, 5S, problem solving, Kaizen, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English, with proven ability to
listen and communicate effectively with team members at all levels
- Ability to influence others throughout the organization and is comfortable operating from such a
position
- Ability to work under pressure, autonomously and with little supervision
- Proven ability leading teams to results without direct authority over the team members
- Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills
- Strong execution discipline
- Able to develop and maintain lasting relationships with stakeholders
- Requires occasional travel to our plants in Granby (QC, Canada) and Williston (Vermont, US)

***:
And if you have the ambitions described above, you could be the newest member of the Velan team We look forward to speaking with you.

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