Senior Corporate Lean Engineer

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Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Senior Corporate Lean Engineer

As the Senior Corporate Lean Engineer, you will lead enterprise-wide operational excellence initiatives, manage key systems like TeamGuru and our Learning Management System (LMS), and drive strategic alignment through performance tracking and best practice sharing. This role combines leadership, coaching, and hands-on improvement work to elevate our operating system and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This role encourages certifications in Lean and Six Sigma.

About The Job

• Manage and lead the Enterprise Lean Six Sigma Administration team
• Chief administrator and architect for our web-based strategy deployment and performance management platform (TeamGuru), including membership, dashboards, templates, Hoshin X-matrix, and other modules
• Direct our Learning Management System (LMS) initiatives
• Arrange and host our annual best practice sharing events
• Lead or participate in improvement projects
• Administrative duties, including timesheets, budgeting, and reviews
• Conduct training for Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Process Improvement
• Set up, maintain, and improve key critical reports and databases for ELSS
• Directs the Enterprise Lean Six Sigma (ELSS) Newsletter
• Coach, train, and develop people related to operational excellence, process improvement, and other important business functions
• Participates in Operating System assessments
• Support Strategic Planning and Deployment
• Collaborate in the setup, maintenance, and improvement of our Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Process Improvement Programs
• Some travel as needed (regionally or internationally)
• Other duties as assigned to support enterprise goals

About You

• Bachelor's or university degree
• 5+ years of work experience in Corporate Lean
• Have knowledge and experience in Team Guru and LMS
• Deep knowledge of lean practices (six sigma, kaizen)
• Green belt certification preferred
• Experience with global manufacturing companies preferred
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong communication skills
• High attention to detail

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise.

Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers’ products that use electrical energy.

We are an equal-opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

We offer a variety of benefits, competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working hours, remote working as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing and Semiconductor Manufacturing