Scott Saxton

Faculty

Scott Saxton has been involved with Lean and Continuous Improvement for over 30 years. Scott worked at Autoliv for 23 years, during which his most memorable learning came while working directly with a talented Toyota Sensei. Autoliv’s culture was open to experimenting and applied Lean principles, tools, and management systems. As a Production Manager, Scott and his team were able to yield significant results as they applied grass root efforts using the Toyota Production System.  Autoliv’s Utah operations saw substantial improvement across the organization as they immersed themselves into developing the Autoliv Production System. Scott continued in various positions at Autoliv, including Supply Chain Management and Operations Manager. He eventually launched and managed a Consulting Division for over five years.  Under Scott’s direction and leadership, the Ogden facility received the prestigious Shingo Prize. With the maturity of the Autoliv Production System, the Consulting Division mentored hundreds of organizations in their improvement journeys.

Scott left manufacturing 12 years ago to apply his learning and experience to healthcare by accepting a position as the Northern Region Continuous Improvement Director for Intermountain Health. With the success of implementing Continuous Improvement in the North Region, Intermountain’s senior leadership chose to adopt the Continuous Improvement Model system wide.  Since then, Scott has worked in several system positions, recently over Utah and Idaho supporting executive and hospital leaders.

Under Scott’s leadership, training certifications and improvement software were developed for leaders. He was instrumental in developing the Intermountain Operating Model which focuses on creating key management systems and employee engagement, yielding hundreds of thousands of employee ideas. This has led to significant improvement in quality, safety and cost reductions. 

Scott has a bachelor’s degree in business, enjoys the outdoors, and works to develop youth in various programs. Scott lives in North Ogden and has been blessed with a wonderful wife, four children, and six grandchildren.