Use Lean tools to identify and eliminate defects while working with and teaching shop floor employees how they can be used to improve product quality and enhance workplace satisfaction on the job.
Hours M- F 7am to 3pm
Requirements
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Work with shop floor employees to eliminate defects.
2. Lead and facilitate continuous improvement events focused on defect elimination.
3. Prepare written reports of all defects and report progress back to Lean Manager for distribution to Plant Management.
4. Complete knowledge of the specifications and customer requirements.
5. Knowledge of and use of Diamond One process to determine if engineering involvement is necessary.
6. Assist the production supervisors and production personnel with any problems completing installs defect free.
7. Follows quality issues from identification through corrective action and follow up auditing.
8. Complete special assignments as required.
8. Must be able to train other people in Lean tools including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Value Graphs, and cycle time reductions.
9. Assist Lean Facilitators on Kaizen projects when necessary.
Blackbelt or Greenbelt in Lean Methodology preferred. Quality background would be helpful in success in this role
Travel: 10%
Benefits
We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient, and reliable.
NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. Learn more at newflyer.com, nfigroup.com, and YouTube – We Move People
About New Flyer: New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. New Flyer actively supports over 35,000 heavy-duty transit buses (New Flyer, NABI, and Orion) currently in service, of which 8,600 are powered by electric motors and battery propulsion and 1,900 are zero-emission. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.
About NFI Group: Leveraging 450 years of combined experience, NFI is leading the electrification of mass mobility around the world. With zero-emission buses and coaches, infrastructure, and technology, NFI meets today’s urban demands for scalable smart mobility solutions. Together, NFI is enabling more livable cities through connected, clean, and sustainable transportation.
With 8,200 team members in nine countries, NFI is a leading global bus manufacturer of mass mobility solutions under the brands New Flyer® (heavy-duty transit buses), MCI® (motor coaches), Alexander Dennis Limited (single and double-deck buses), Plaxton (motor coaches), ARBOC® (low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses), and NFI Parts™. NFI currently offers the widest range of sustainable drive systems available, including zero-emission electric (trolley, battery, and fuel cell), natural gas, electric hybrid, and clean diesel. In total, NFI supports its installed base of over 100,000 buses and coaches around the world. NFI common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NFI. News and information is available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, and www.nfi.parts.
