Lean Manager

ABOUT MORTENSON

As a Top 25 builder, developer, and EPC, our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.

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SUMMARY

Mortenson is seeking an experienced Lean Manager to serve as a partner to Project Leaders in developing plans and engaging project team members in executing and sustaining the lean approach. Coach and develop capability in field and project leaders so they can confidently and effectively apply the elements of that approach-whether 5S, Flow Construction, Mortenson's kaizen-based continuous improvement approach or all the above-to make work safer and easier and improve project outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create strong partnerships with project leadership and craft workforce to establish trust and gain buy-in for lean approaches

Effectively work and build relationships with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels

Lead team members by example, putting continuous effort to developing greater understanding and ability to coach team members in applying Mortenson's continuous improvement approach.

Promote continuous improvement principles onsite

• Act as a key resource for identifying opportunities, planning, and executing the continuous improvement approach for the project and in the field for self-perform work
• Support group and project leaders in preparing for, conducting, and following up on improvement events
• Actively engage with field leaders to build their capability in utilizing the Kaizen continuous improvement approach after improvement events
• Reinforce continuous improvement principles and ensure ongoing application of essential tools after improvement events
• Measure baseline performance and improvements, ensuring continuous visibility into improvements across projects and tasks
• Ensure teams are sharing work process improvements across crews and projects and updating standardized work documentation to support this effort
• Collaborate with group leaders to acknowledge and recognize crews and teams for their contributions to improvements
• Develop and implement 'Production Preparation Process' for new scopes of work
• Create and teach group-wide standards for identifying normal vs. abnormal conditions, recognizing, and signaling abnormal conditions when they arise, and responding appropriately
• Collaborate with forepersons to actively encourage crews to brainstorm and implement improvements on an ongoing basis

Support the lead project Superintendent to champion 5S practices with the project team, field leaders, and trade partners

• Partner with project team and the lead superintendent to develop, communicate, and reinforce jobsite 5S standards
• Support the team's communication of 5S standards through onboarding of new craft workforce and trade partners
• Support the team's plans and follow-through to achieve 5S standards

Act as an advocate for the Group to advance Flow Construction (takt planning) on projects

• Collaborate with group and company experts to evaluate opportunities for Flow Construction and support project teams in developing flow schedules for work phases
• Provide support to lead project superintendents in developing and effectively communicating disciplined and consistent strategic planning, phase planning, and lookahead planning approaches
• Support superintendents and forepersons to apply disciplined and consistent daily planning, work management, and learning approaches
• Promote and maintain continuous efforts towards one-piece flow for self-perform work and move away from batching practices
• All other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 6 years' construction or manufacturing experience
• Minimum of 4 years' experience applying continuous improvement in manufacturing or construction environments or in related fields
• Current driver's license
• Expert understanding of continuous improvement principles and how they apply to different work processes and environments
• Excellent reliability and follow through on commitments
• Effective trainer and facilitator
• Strong ability to coach and mentor lean professionals in their role
• Ability to influence through relationship building
• Proactive self-starter with a growth mindset
• Strong sense of curiosity and optimism
• Effectively work with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
• Active listening skills and effective communication including an openness to diverse input and feedback
• Ability to travel up to 75%
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity, inclusive behaviors, and Affirmative Action plans and their intended use

Mortenson is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.

Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement.

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