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This role is responsible for facilitating a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement. Research, plans, trains, executes and supports operational improvement programs in order to create a culture of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing that leads to associate empowerment, elimination of waste, and improvements in safety, quality, service and cost. Leverage the adherence to standard work and the execution of the Lean Management System. Leads Kaizen events per Program guidelines designed to forward and sustain continuous improvement initiatives. Identify opportunities for Kaizen events that provide quantifiable and sustainable results. Communicate metrics for measurement of continuous improvement; monitor and analyze quantitative and qualitative results related to initiatives on a continual basis.
Job Responsibility:
Lead Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects through cross-functional team facilitation and project management
Enforce adherence of standard work and ensures the integration with Lean Management System
Use lean manufacturing tools (e.g., Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Charters, 5S, Gemba walks, LMS, Root cause problem solving) to identify and develop solutions that drive operational improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
Steering committee participation
Leverage programs designed to continually improve operations and eliminate waste fostering best practice and standardization
Mentoring associates in the use of Lean tools, ensuring transfer of knowledge, and creating a culture of continuous improvement
Collect and analyze the data on Plant processes, procedures and performance using evaluation tools and make recommendations on improvement opportunities
Track, monitor, and report regularly on project status
monitor product and process improvement milestones to ensure on-time completion and sustainability
Analyze, develop, ratify, implement, and standardize manufacturing best practices
Establish collaborative relationship with local plant management
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent (e.g. Business Administration)
Experience facilitating kaizen events and/or key participant role is desirable
Six Sigma Certification desirable
Experience in manufacturing environment
Computer and analytical skills required
1+ years’ experience leading and managing people, departments and organizations, with production/plant management leadership preferred