Lean Practitioner

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Management, or minimum of 5 years of successful work experience in Operations Leadership and or Continuous Improvement
• Minimum of 3 years experience implementing Continuous Improvement, Lean, and/or six sigma applications
• Demonstrated lean or operational excellence proficiency including experience implementing and coaching Daily Management, Problem Solving, Gemba practice, Standard Work, and statistical analysis
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to transparently communicate and relate to people at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to coach, lead and influence both individually and broadly across the company (including leading leaders)
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate kaizen, diverse problem solving and improvement events and the ability to develop and deliver effective training materials, simulations, and exercises
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Desired Qualifications: 

• Lean Six Sigma or equivalent lean certification
• Knowledge & understanding of high technology processes / medical industry / regulated businesses

What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. 

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description. 

Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact