Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Operations (Lean Manufacturing)

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X).

Job Summary:

Responsible and accountable for continuous improvement and efficiencies across the Company’s products, systems, operations and processes. Lead a team of people and have budgetary/cost reporting responsibility. Be an expert in lean methodologies or equivalent qualification. Coaches, trains and assesses others.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Contribute initiatives/projects and review and communicate the impact on Lean activities.
• Responsible for leading and executing Lean initiatives by engaging with management across department to identify and scope Lean-related business challenges, conduct fact-based analyses and problem solving.
• Act as a key driver for change within the business units aligned to supporting lean initiatives or project execution and toll-gating and helping them to learn, understand, adjust and grow with the business Lean transformation.
• Develop, deliver and support delivery of business improvement change initiatives, develop and contribute towards improvement standards in line with best practice.
• Provide expertise, professional advice and guidance to the business in business improvement, drawing from proven industry practice and methodologies.
• Deliver training and provide mentoring support in Lean or improvement concept and workshop facilitation techniques.
• Mentoring / Coaching Lean project management, providing guidance to support their execution of Lean projects. facilitating knowledge transfer to build  CI culture.
• Conduct in-depth analyses (when required), including data collection, data analyses, and synthesis of data to generate key insights for projects or Lean deployment strategies.
• Any other duties commensurate with the role.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and / or master’s degree in operations management, business administration, or related filed.
• Lean Master certification or equivalent qualification.
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis, process improvement methodologies, and the DMAIC framework

• Minimum 5-10 years in a related to manufacturing operations management experience in Multinational Manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in Lean or related continuous improvement areas
• In-depth knowledge and experience in Lean methodologies techniques.

• Refer to ADI Competency, Career Bands, Job Levels and Job Leveling Criteria.
• Ability to lead a cross functional team.
• Excellent leadership and project management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export  licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

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