Continuous Improvement Lead

In this onsite role, your primary focus is driving innovation using lean principles at the Greensboro facility. You will lead efforts to streamline processes, eliminate waste, and improve efficiency through your deep understanding of lean tools, strong analytical skills, and passion for driving results.

Key Responsibilities

• Partners with key leaders in the transformation of the Greensboro site’s operations
• Establish standardized tools and processes that can be repeated and used in other sites or regions across Gilbarco
• Ties company strategy to initiatives to help prioritize work and ensure results align with key departmental deliverables. Understands where to deploy efforts to solve the most critical business problems first.
• Leads the organization via Vontier Business Systems (VBS); provides strategic leadership to the organization through advanced knowledge of VBS tools and processes
• Impacts the achievement of the organization's business and operational goals, driving the use of VBS tools and procedures. Can show impact on the bottom line and ROI of VBS support and guidance
• Working closely with functional counterparts, develop an action plan to address pain points
• Has a strong understanding of Quality requirements, metrics, and processes aligned with their area of expertise, e.g. Operations or Product Development
• Can link deficiencies in the organization to process gaps or inefficiencies, including those that cross departments/functions
  
  

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Industrial Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in an operational, engineering or continuous improvement role – preferably hands-on experience in applying lean principles to get business outcomes
• Has a high bias to action, tends to find solutions to problems proactively and acts independently with a high sense of ownership
• Transparent style of working and tends to build trust-based relationships with others
• Able to collect, analyze and interpret data to track performance, see trends and develop insights to drive change
• Demonstrate basic problem solving skills to be able to address complex issues; the capability to write and use A3s would be a plus
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with diverse audiences, training / coaching, consulting / influencing, teamwork across disciplines and cultures.
• Experience working with and collaborating across global and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in Voice of Customer, Customer Journey Mapping, and Value Proposition Development.
• Experience working in an agile environment interfacing with technical teams to translate Product concepts into reality through an iterative learning process.
  
  

Personal Trait Profile

• Leads by example by putting self-interests aside and working for the greater good of the team. Has a strong code of ethics and builds energy and collaboration across all teams and stakeholders.
• Builds VBS expertise of the team, establishing and growing capable VBSL support and VBS Champion resources that can support the team
• Must have the ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams
• Strong ability to think critically and creatively in problem-solving scenarios
• Results-oriented and metric-driven
• Work well under minimal supervision
• Self-motivated and entrepreneurial
  
  

This position does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the USA without the need for employer-sponsored visa support.

Who Is Gilbarco Veeder-root

Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company, is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fueling operations, offering the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For over 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support, and proven reliability. Major product lines include fuel dispensers, tank gauges and fleet management systems.

Who Is Vontier

Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting productivity, automation and multi-energy technologies to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement and innovation built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.

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"Vontier Corporation and all Vontier Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law."