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We Are Hiring:
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension. What You Will Do:
Responsibilities:
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- Department: Technology Business Operations
- Schedule: Full time - 8-hour day shift, Monday-Friday
- Location: Fully remote
As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.
The Continuous Improvement Senior Analyst supports the development of a Continuous Improvement culture across the Ascension Technologies organization, actively promoting and facilitating the use of continuous improvement methods to support new business and existing operations. Effectively utilizing lean and engineering methodologies, tools, root cause analysis and waste reduction with a bias for action, this position will interface with associates at all levels and various functions across the business.
Responsibilities:
- Effective facilitation and execution of Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events through all stages. Independently identifies process gaps, recommends and implements process improvement.
- Coach process owners how to use engineering and Lean methods to achieve operational excellence.
- Collects data and performs statistical analysis. Maps and documents processes. Independently identifies process gaps; recommends and implements process improvement. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Drives process improvement activities to achieve dramatic improvement in the key business metrics, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.
- Develop advanced competency in a wide range of engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards and coaches employees in the use and implementation of CI, Quality Assurance, & Lean principles.
- Supports continuous improvement deployment using fundamentals of lean.
- Completes CI projects that lead to improved business results.
- Assesses CI initiatives and provides input and recommendations on future activities. Assisting and/or leading the execution of Lean Assessments.
Requirements:
- Knowledge of the business units within Ascension Technologies is preferred
- 5+ years of Continuous Improvement experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Big Picture thinking
- Demonstrate a philosophy of servant leadership
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Demonstrated presentation skills and audience engagement
- Ability to influence and communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Project management skills and efficient with Jira, SNOW and smartsheets
- Must be comfortable with changing and competing priorities and be able to deliver across multiple projects and demands
- Highly disciplined, organized, self-motivated, and delivery-focused
- Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of relevant experience required; masters preferred
- Six Sigma Master Blackbelt Certification required
- Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
No additional preferences.
Why Join Our Team:
When you join Ascension, you join a team of over 150,000 individuals across the country committed to a Mission of serving others and providing compassionate, personalized care to all. Our inclusive culture, continuing education programs, career coaches and benefit offerings are just a few of the resources and tools that team members can use to create a rewarding career path. In fact, Ascension spent nearly $46 million in tuition assistance alone to support associate growth and development. If you are looking for a career where you can grow and make a difference in your community, we invite you to join our team today.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.
Pay Non-Discrimination Notice
Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
This employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.
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Salary Description: Minimum Salary: $74,547.20+ per year
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