We are seeking a Certified Black Belt Consultant to join our team to support onsite trainings located at Warner Robbins AFB.
This requirement is to provide professional Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Black Belt support for CPI cultural transformation and innovation in Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). These services include facilitation and mentorship support to agency personnel to transfer the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and sustain a CPI culture. The following terms are used interchangeably throughout this document: candidate, trainee, mentee, practitioner, Process Manager and unit member.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate or Mentor Candidates for Approved CPI Activities.
- Facilitate or mentor candidates in the preparation, execution and post event follow-up for events in accordance with SAF/MG and HQ AFRC guidance. When the candidate demonstrates proficiency at the level of certification being pursued, the Contractor shall recommend the candidate for certification.
- Utilize events to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations that directly support implementation of strategically-linked CPI initiatives within each organization to provide CPI training and not solely for the purpose of certification.
- Facilitate or mentor trainees during Green Belt and Black Belt Events. This shall include pre-event preparation, Just-In-Time training, event execution, and post-event follow up.
- Ensure events are chartered to define the problem, scope, team, and desired goals and objectives and demonstrate the importance of leadership involvement and commitment. Assist in the preparation of agendas. Assist in defining requirements for data gathering to establish baseline performance and a method by which to measure success of the event. Event prep should include a search for prior initiatives and related solution-sets.
- Provide training and materials for each event, for example: introductory training materials on CPI methodologies and, as well as instruction to trainees for familiarization with other associated tools and techniques. Recommend just-in-time training modules for event team participants.
- Facilitate and/or mentor the facilitator trainee during the entire event and provide advice and guidance during breaks, and intervene when necessary for proper event flow. Actively observe and recommend tools and techniques to improve team performance and event success. Conduct a daily hotwash to review progress, and make recommendations. Mentor with a heavy emphasis on hands-on implementation and on-the-job training in order to transfer knowledge and expertise to AFRC trainees and team members.
- Ensure events Champions, Process Owners, and Team Leads are engaged in the event kick-off, vector checks, and outbriefs.
- Ensure that countermeasures are developed and prioritized and an action plan is developed in order to achieve desired results. Mentored initiatives shall demonstrate the ability to successfully implement the CPI tools and techniques resulting in key performance measures relative to readiness, mission accomplishment, financial, or compliance.
- Provide training and assistance in the development of associated metrics, action plans, out-briefs, process maps, preliminary A3s, and other items associated with documenting the event. Submitted A3s will be evaluated using the approved A3 Evaluation Grade Sheet.
- Assist in identifying data collection requirements, developing SMART improvement targets, defining measures of success, and developing performance metrics, to include financial cost avoidances and savings.
- Recommend the innovative idea or improvement initiative for evaluation by functional SMEs for potential implementation.
Required Skills:
- Bachelors Degree AND;
- Certified Black Belt
- 5 or more years in process improvement and providing lean training
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Company Description:A.M.T.A.E. Solutions is a New York State Certified SDVOB and SBA Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that provides high quality professional consulting services and solutions to the Federal Government, State Agencies and Commercial Customers.