About our company:

Guilford is a leading, global Tier Two supplier to the automotive industry as well as a supplier to industrial and medical markets in the U.S.  With revenues of approximately $475 million and over 2500 employees worldwide, we have five manufacturing facilities in the US, two in the UK, and one in France.  Guilford is owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a New York based, private equity firm which holds controlling or significant minority interests in companies around the world that generate over $60 billion in annual revenues.

Job title:  Global Director of Six Sigma

Location:  Wilmington, NC

Position description:  Supervise Black belts at 8 locations and drive down customer defects (PPM's) and reduce Cost of Quality.

Specific duties:

• Manage a reduction in cost of quality by reducing process variation.
• Facilitate a cultural change in the mindset of employees across the company to a data driven culture.
• Drive the importance of the customer and Six Sigma quality at all levels in the organization.
• Mentor Green Belts.
• Develop systems that support the implementation and easy future application of Six Sigma culture.
• Manage 2-3 projects at any one time with a timeline of approximately 3 months and identified cost savings of $500k/yr.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a related field holding at least a Bachelors degree.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Master Black Belt Certification a plus
• Knowledge of Lean concepts.
• Demonstrate exceptional organizational skills and be very detail oriented.
• Ability to prioritize and work diligently under pressure.
• Flexibility to work long hours when needed

To Apply:  Email your resume in MS Word to Christel Lilly at christellilly@cfl.rr.com