Sr. CI Process Leader

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success—success that is powered by our people. We are proud of our high-performance culture, hard-working and enthusiastic management team, and beautiful office space in the Willis Tower.

At GATX, we hire the best and offer our employees a dynamic, energetic, collaborative environment to enable them to make an impact from day one. Enjoy the perks and benefits of a global company with the close-knit culture and community of a much smaller one. In the same way we strive to empower our customers to propel the world forward, we are dedicated to providing our people with the tools and resources they need to advance in their careers.

The Sr. Continuous Improvement Process Lead will be responsible for managing and leading continuous improvement projects at GATX Railcar Repair Service Centers across US and Canada.  The individual will be responsible for identifying improvement opportunities and working to close gaps using Lean Six Sigma problem solving methodologies in order to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics within Rail North America Operations. The individual must be comfortable working with all levels within the organization and must be able to question the status quo. The Sr. Continuous Improvement Process Lead must be passionate about process transformation, operations management, strategy and data driven problem solving.

1)        Training and Program Support

• Support the team in Lean Six Sigma training and annual goal deployment effort.
• Development, implementation and training of CI Programs across the network (5S, Kaizen, Hoshin Kanri, Value Stream Mapping, A3, etc.)

2)        Shop Partnership

• Lead and facilitate Process Improvement initiatives through proactive engagement in identification and removal of inefficiencies and bottlenecks.
• Support shops in maintaining the Daily Visual Management (DVM) boards
• Lead DVM board and Standard Work Instruction (SWI) audits and support with implementation of mitigation plans.

3)        Network-wide Initiatives

• Assist in supporting the broader Continuous Improvement Team with large cross-functional initiatives within GATX Rail NA Operations.
• Utilize A3 thinking and methodology to ensure appropriate Root Cause / Corrective Action (RC/CA) identification and follow through.

4)        Best Practice Committees

• Lead and support Process Improvement initiatives through Best Practice Committees
• Assist in deployment and deployment of Standard Work Instructions (SWI) through the Best Practice Committees.
• Incorporate critical-to-safety and critical-to-quality issues
• Work with Engineering team to simplify and standardize processes within the shops

Education and/or Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or other relevant Engineering discipline
• Or, 7+ years of shop floor supervisory, operations management, and/or value stream management experience, is highly recommended.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent) or higher certification is preferred
• Project Management certification and experience a plus
• Experience in a low-volume/high-mix industry or multiple, varied industries is preferred
• Must be physically able to climb on equipment within a maintenance facility, stand on feet for extended periods in a plant environment.
• Travel is required up to 30% across the United States and Canada.
• This is a hybrid position that currently will require the employee to work in the office at least 60% of the days in a given month, throughout the year.