Director of Business Process Improvement

Honeywell’s Accelerator Team is seeking a Sr. Director of Business Process Improvement to lead and support Lean Six Sigma initiatives across the organization.  Driving a culture of continuous improvement is a fundamental principle and strategy of the Honeywell Accelerator operating systems.  Every process and system within Honeywell has continuous opportunity to improve and drive productivity and the lean six sigma methodology provides a mechanism to realize this productivity and provides a significant competitive advantage for Honeywell.  

This position will play a critical role in developing and delivering Lean Six Sigma training material, driving continuous improvement, fostering a culture of problem-solving and operational excellence, while ensuring Lean Six Sigma is leveraged to build Accelerator GDMs and drive measurable growth/margin expansion outcomes.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead the development and implementation of the Honeywell Accelerator Lean Six Sigma program and continuous improvement framework.  Drive to a single, integrated Accelerator Lean Six Sigma program across all functions fully integrated with Accelerator GDMs & E2E processes.
• Strategic Partnerships: Create alliances through Honeywell’s Strategic Business Groups (SBGs), Business Models and functions aligned with Honeywell’s Accelerator objectives to develop a Lean Six Sigma foundation. 
• Continuous Improvement: Partner with the SBG Accelerator leads to support the Accelerator Six Sigma initiatives and foster a culture of continuous improvement partnering with the business to tackle critical problems.
• Governance: Establish governance practices including the Lean Six Sigma Scorecard and learning warehouse repository.
• Program Content: Work with the subject matter experts to develop and evolve the training material aligned with Lean Six Sigma methodologies specifically Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Black Belt & Master Black Belt coordinating with Corp ISC Lean Master on Green Belt (GB) and Shared Expert materials.
• Training: Drive the development of robust training curriculum of interactive training and live delivery of classroom instruction.  Developing and advancing Lean Six Sigma trainings to align to business needs. Coordinate and tracking of training activities highlighting 
• Knowledge Transfer: Coordinate Lean Six Sigma knowledge retention and the sharing of best practices via hands on participation and coaching activities.
• Project Mentoring: Provide support and mentoring for Lean Six Sigma projects to drive business value.
• Certification Requirements: Partner with the Lean Six Sigma Engineering & ISC Teams to ensure all employees meet Lean Six Sigma training and certification requirements.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• Black Belt Certified
• 10+ years of related/applicable experience in lean six sigma and process excellence
• Full understanding of how Six Sigma supports variation reduction and continuous improvement mindset 
• Proven program management and operational leadership skills
• Experience leading and communicating with a global team 
• Proven application of Master Black Belt tools across Operations and Business processes including Regression, ANOVA, handling Non-Normal Data, Multi-variates, Correlations, Design of Experiments, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Restricted Randomizations, 
• Proficient in Minitab or other statistical tools; data mining tools (Celonis) 

WE VALUE

• Master Black Belt certified
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree preferred
• Multiple cycles of training Honeywell Black Belt and DFSS curriculum
• Experience mentoring Master Black Belts preferred
• Lean Expert preferred
• Strong leadership skills
• A passion for driving process improvement specifically within the Commercial function
• Ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships and alliances across internal, external, and organizational boundaries
• Proven communication skills

Honeywell is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.