Job Description

E-ONE manufactures custom and commercial fire trucks including pumpers and tankers, aerial ladders and platforms, rescues of all sizes, quick attack units, industrial trucks, and ARFF (aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles).

Established in 1974, E-ONE has grown to become an industry leader in just a few decades, and today employs more than 1,000 people who manufacture over 400 fire trucks per year. Innovation has been the company's driving force and continues to be the impetus behind its pursuit of innovative technologies. The result is state-of-the-art fire rescue vehicles recognized for superior firefighting and rescue capabilities.

E-ONE is part of the larger REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for the fire & emergency and recreation markets. REV Group’s extensive vehicle line-up includes models such as ambulances, fire trucks, terminal trucks, RV’s and much more. Our 6,500+ employees continuously demonstrate their commitment to building innovative and reliable vehicles that our customers can depend on whether for a family trip across the U.S. or when responding to an emergency. Rev Group is a veteran friendly employer and hires over 200 veterans and or those transferring out of the military each year.

The REV Group E-ONE OpEx Leader/Advanced Lean Practitioner will be focused on leading continuous improvement projects that support the business goals of E-ONE through the Goal Deployment Process (GDP). Improvement projects will involve departments such as Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, and Operations. The OpEx Leader will facilitate improved outcomes of processes to drive efficiencies, reduce cost, and increase customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• The REV OpEx Leaders will work with their BU’s REV OpEx Manager to execute/facilitate improvement projects.
• Lead continuous improvement projects through focused Kaizens to achieve measured results and targeted hard savings.
• Conduct root cause analysis to eliminate waste, troubleshoot manufacturing and assembly issues, material flow, and informational inputs that may lead to inefficiencies.
• Coach and train both hourly and salary employees on any specific related OpEx improvements.
• Help support and develop a culture that promotes operational excellence and continuous improvements.
• Must be able to effectively communicate the scope of projects and report to upper management with weekly status reports.
• Coordinate, monitor, and drive project activities, manage project risks, issues, changes, and resources, and take corrective actions when necessary. Decides and initiates action.
• Provides the project team with a clear sense of direction, motivating and empowering them to initiate sustainable improvements to their current processes and work environments.
• Build teamwork through engagement and aligns team members by tying to individual and collective goals.
• Evaluate and close the project, identify and analyze lessons learned, archive project documents, and hand over the project to customer and/or process owner.
• Provide insights regarding quantitative and qualitative developments using periodical reports and/or analyses

Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment):

• Bachelor’s degree, preference for Engineering, technical or finance-related degrees or 5-10 years experience in Operations
• Solid awareness of operations and business processes.
• Passion for change and continuous improvement, must be self-motivated, have initiative, and have a positive attitude.
• Able to train and impart knowledge to others and to learn quickly
• Proven ability to plan and prioritize work through basic project management skills
• Demonstrated high-performance levels and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Team management skills and the capability to lead change
• Able to work effectively across different organizational levels, from shop floor to BU management

REV OpEx Leader Qualities

• Customer Advocacy. ALPs should readily communicate their understanding of customer needs.
• Passion. Must be self-motivated, have initiative, and have a positive attitude.
• Change Management Leadership. Have demonstrated performance as a change agent in the past, regardless of their job duties.
• Communication. REV OpEx Leaders are effective communicators, essential for the many roles they serve: trainers, coaches, and mentors.
• Business Acumen. REV OpEx Leaders should have the business knowledge and the ability to link projects and desired business results.
• Project Management. Knowledge of project management fundamentals and experience managing projects is essential.
• Technical Aptitude. Proficient in the use of tools such as Microsoft Office to analyze data, create reports and presentations.
• Team Player and Leader. REV OpEx LeaderS must possess the ability to lead, work with teams, be part of a team, and understand team dynamics (forming, storming, norming, performing).
• Result Oriented. REV OpEx Leaders are expected to perform and produce tangible financial results for the business. They must be hard working and quick to demonstrate success.
• Fun. REV OpEx Leaders should enjoy their jobs if they are passionate. They must also be creative in how to engage and motivate as well as reward their teams and fundamentally make the project work fun and rewarding.

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