Steve Murray

Manager Continuous Improvement @General Dynamics NASSCO

Responsible for in-house training on CI tools (LSS,LEAN,KAIZEN VSM) and methodologies and to guide employees. Mentors Lean Specialists through all phases of their DMAIC Projects. Support CI initiatives and company teams post event for completing action items. Facilitate VSM Values Stream Mapping and Kaizen events for Continuous Improvement opportunities. The Department facilitates bi-weekly Cost Reduction status reports to Senior Management, sharing Yardwide Status on all Continuous Improvement Projects for Material and Labor savings. Offer technical expertise to company on statistics, Six Sigma methodology, tools and practices. Assist departmental improvements. Set up standard work (JIB) on best practices and update system on identified enhancements. Lead company’s Continuous Improvement Program. Review company’s business processes for enhancing effectiveness and benchmark with Industry Best Practice. Lead continuous improvement project teams on strategic projects within plant operations. Assess processes with set up continuous improvement techniques for performance optimization. Lead team meetings, document clear actions and enable timeline achievement. Handle information with parties during feedback sharing and drive enhancements. Train and mentor on Lean concepts to employees throughout organization.