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Job Overview
Ready to lead transformation and drive real business impact? This role partners with senior leaders to shape strategy, lead Lean initiatives, and optimize processes across the organization.
The Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement is responsible for managing a team of improvement professionals, collaborating with senior executives, and ensuring that processes are optimized to enhance efficiency and overall performance. This role involves shaping and enacting the organization's strategic direction through the Hoshin Kanri / Policy Deployment process by identifying priority areas for improvement, managing change initiatives, and tracking the impact of improvement projects.
This is a remote position and requires up to 75% travel.
A Day In The Life
Every day at Hubbell is different and you'll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you'll make a difference by:

• Facilitating the Hoshin Kanri strategic planning and alignment process at the segment level, business unit or plant level; developing A3 charters with planning leaders and participants to enact initiatives.
• Utilizing Value Stream Mapping and Extended VSM to identify major reorganization of business processes as well as logistics and manufacturing processes. Serve or lead project management teams tasked with the enactment of future state VSM plans. This could include department relocations, facility relocations, implementation of new SAP modules or information systems.
• Providing leadership and guidance to a team of continuous improvement specialists, including mentoring and professional development.
• Serve as a Lean Trainer in all elements of the Hubbell Manufacturing System at the plant level and in the Lean Certification program. Develop others to train as well.
• Overseeing the analysis of existing processes and operations to identify areas for improvement, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.
• Leading change management efforts to ensure that improvement initiatives are effectively adopted and integrated into the organization.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, departments, and senior executives to gain support and resources for improvement projects.
• Partnering with Plant Leadership to introduce and sustain the HMS Performance Management program of tiered Gemba walks, escalation, problem solving and accountability tracking.
• Utilizing data and key performance indicators (KPIs)to evaluate the success of improvement initiatives and make data driven decisions.
• Managing a portfolio of improvement projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and tracking progress and impact.
• Implementing and overseeing quality control measures to ensure that improvements lead to better quality products and services.
• Maintaining records and documentation related to continuous improvement initiatives and their outcomes.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Industrial/Manufacturing/Process engineering or related field is preferred
• 15 - 20 years of relevant experience (required)
• 10+ years of experience in a Continuous Improvement / Lean / Six Sigma role (required)
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a technical leadership role with strong management and leadership skills (required)
• Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt certification desired
• Experience in implementing continuous improvements and improvement systems
• Driven and able to influence others through leadership, teaching, and hands-on demonstrations of Lean principles and practices
• Proven time management skills: ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks effectively
• Results-oriented with a track record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment
• Process improvement and data analytical skills preferred

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Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Utility Solutions
Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.