Business System Leader

What you will do:

Working under the framework of Johnson Controls Continuous Improvement & Production system, you will assess current state performance, identify gaps, visualize and establish a plan to reach the future state, monitor progress, and share or acquire best‑in‑class ideas and systems. You will define, design, and implement process improvements as part of the Johnson Controls Business System (JCBS), ensuring integration and alignment both vertically and horizontally across the organization. You will define improvement projects aligned with business strategies and priorities, and facilitate and coach improvement teams.

How you will do it:

• Identify gaps in business metrics and work with all levels of the plant to establish and execute a strategy for improving them
• Assess the current state of the plant’s operations; develop a future‑state vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan
• Coach plant staff, front‑line leaders and associates in JCBS
• Ensure process owner involvement in SW development and team leadership
• Prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and achievement of transformational and continuous improvement projects using Kaizen funnel tracking and reporting systems
• Collaborate with leadership to develop a plant CI roadmap, driving breakthrough or best‑in‑class performance that balances resources between internal plant efficiency and external customer‑focused effectiveness projects through Just Do It improvements, Kaizens, and workshops
• Assist process owners in identifying barriers to project success and help drive changes when needed
• Document improvement process learning and share best practices throughout AHU plants
• Identify and bring forward new project opportunities to the Champion
• Assist the Plant Manager in any strategic initiative that will help in compliance with standards, implementing new systems, and designing creative solutions that will continuously improve the plant
• Be accountable for delivering the plant’s annual goals
• Perform any other tasks as assigned
• Adhere to the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics standards
• Drive safety performance in the plant
• Assess current state performance, identify gaps, visualize and establish a plan to achieve the future state, monitor progress, and share or acquire best‑in‑class ideas and systems

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor’s degree required; 5 years’ suggested minimum experience in continuous improvement and 5 years experience as an operational frontline leader, with demonstrated high‑level performance in current and previous positions
• Initiative, desire to drive change, and motivation to exceed expectations
• Solid leadership skills with the ability to manage both vertically and horizontally
• Basic statistical knowledge and the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects
• Certifications from a reputable lean leading company
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to exercise influence without authority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) as well as internet software and e‑mail