Job ID: 20346

Position Description:
Come join a company where what you do makes a difference. For over 50 years, Zygo Corporation, located in Middlefield, CT has been a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced optical metrology systems and ultra-precise optical components and assemblies. We are a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments, high precision optical components, and complex electro-optical system design and manufacturing services. Recognized as a valued partner by its customers for innovative technology, application expertise, product reliability, and responsiveness, ZYGO has been driven by a passion for innovation, as evidenced by approximately 750 patents awarded since its foundation.
We are dedicated to helping you grow your career by using all your talents, insights and experiences in a welcoming team environment. Bring your passion, commitment and curiosity and come grow with us as together we work to make our world a safer place.

• This position will implement and maintain the ZYGO CI Framework and will include:
 Creating a CI Culture that Every Employee Embraces
 Lean Culture will facilitate agile and efficient processes that are geared to Increase revenue and achieve a “Customers for Life”

 Customer First – Everyone will be Customer Focused
 Implement the CI Funnel Framework
 Identify and Execute CI Projects based upon Business Needs
 Improve Performance and Efficiency to meet Quality, Cost and Delivery
 Focused Discipline – Everyone will be Engaged in CI Events
 Identify/Down Select CI Projects ( Lean Transformations ,Single point failures, Admin Processes, Blitzes)
 Educate employees in Lean Basics and 6 sigma and work to achieve Project Charter Expectations
 Achieve Expectations as defined in the Team Charter and Please both Internal and External Customers
 High Performing Teams
 Talent Development of Blackbelts, Greenbelts and Associate Lean Training
 Self Directed Work Teams working on CI Events
 Lean Culture that facilitates agile processes geared to Increase Revenue and achieve a “Customer for Life”
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Job Specific Duties/Qualifications
• Demonstrated Experience to Lead, Train, Mentor and build high performance work teams
• Ability to multitask and mentor multiple CI projects leaders to optimize processes and effectively communicate at all levels
• Strong experience with data Analysis and KPI metrics
• Excellent project Management skills
• Ability to collaborate and build teams at all levels
• Coach teams and coach subject matter experts in CI
• Able to develop linkages between multiple disciplines and multiple processes
• Ability to develop metrics that measure the success of CI projects and communicate results to the CI steering committee
• Value Stream mapping with extensive experience in operational optimization
• Strong Collaboration skills at all levels of the organization
• Ability to develop and deliver 6 sigma/lean principle to all levels of the organization
• Experience as a proven 6Sigma leader (Blackbelt)

Position Requirements:
Ametek Requires all new hires to be vaccinated.

• BS with 10+ years of progressive responsibilities in one of the following disciplines (Engineering, Quality, Operations)
• Certified Six Sigma Blackbelt

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that would be encountered by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is generally not exposed to weather conditions, and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex,
age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,
status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal,
state or local protected class.

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