Lean Practitioner - Americas

At Johnson Controls, we're #BuildingTomorrowTogether! As a Lean Practitioner, you will be a key driver of Lean implementation at the team and regional levels, helping transform how work gets done every day. You'll partner closely with leadership to strengthen problem-solving capability, embed standard work, and accelerate meaningful improvement.

This role is ideal for a hands-on change agent who thrives on identifying inefficiencies, coaching teams, and building a lasting culture of Lean. You'll be both a practitioner and a trusted advisor-helping teams see what's possible and guiding them toward measurable results.

• Serve as a key resource for the organization by leading regional problem-solving engagements using Lean methodologies
• Translate and cascade regional strategic goals into clear, actionable objectives for individual contributors, ensuring alignment to the company vision
• Demonstrate initiative and resilience-executing independently within a strategic framework while adapting to dynamic business needs
• Partner closely with regional leadership to enable effective communication, alignment, and execution of strategic initiatives
• Act as a liaison between regional leadership and key stakeholders, ensuring transparent, consistent, and timely communication
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, applying Lean principles to elevate operational performance and effectiveness
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate risks that could impact performance, sustainability, or customer outcomes
• Coach and develop Lean Practitioners, Process Owners, and leaders, building capability and confidence across the organization

• Align with the global Lean program while actively supporting and shaping regional implementations
• Apply Lean tools and process improvement methodologies to drive measurable business outcomes
• Support vertical and horizontal integration, ensuring alignment across functions and levels of the organization
• Lead improvement initiatives that are directly tied to business strategies and regional priorities
• Utilize Lean methodologies to improve performance across key operational and support processes
• Plan, deliver, and manage Lean training for employees at all levels
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify improvement opportunities and recommend effective business or technology solutions
• Facilitate Obeya room set-ups, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen events, Daily Work installations, and drive action closure to completion

• Partner with local and regional leaders to implement and sustain improvements in process performance
• Mentor and coach project leaders to accelerate results and strengthen continuous improvement culture
• Identify high-impact improvement opportunities and lead process standardization efforts
• Deliver engaging training sessions and hands-on workshops that blend Lean theory with practical application
• Facilitate improvement events and learning sessions that empower teams and reinforce accountability
• Foster innovation by introducing new CI techniques, methodologies, and tools, sharing learnings broadly across the CI community

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Quality, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Continuous Improvement
• Experience leading business transformation initiatives with a track record of delivering tangible business and customer results
• Demonstrated leadership capability with the ability to align change management approaches to business needs
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to build rapport with leaders, customers, and peers
• Proven analytical and systems-thinking capability, including end-to-end solution design and deployment
• Excellent facilitation and strategic thinking skills
• Quick learner with the ability to grasp complex business and technological concepts
• Proactive approach to risk management and issue resolution, with sound escalation judgment

Travel Requirements: 50-80%

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $112-168k (Salary to be determined by the education, experience,knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with marketdata.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group,and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. Theposted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognizethat exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typicalprofile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, weencourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may usetechnology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluatecandidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, pleasevisit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site athttps://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us