- Develop educational material and provide training as needed on Lean and continuous improvement.
- Lead Lean Projects such as Value Stream Map cross all the Business Unit.
- Lead problem solving activities (5Whys, Ishikawa diagram, A3).
- Support the PU site managers to define the yearly strategy with the X-Matrix / TTI / Action Plan processes.
- Train to develop an efficient Lean Daily Management that drives improvement through problem-solving culture.
- Facilitate and coach Kaizen Events.
- Coordination of Kaizen process: funnel management and follow-up across the Business Unit.
- Generate data to support and enhance Operational KPI’s.
- Support leading specific missions to drive improvement when needed to close a gap.
- CIS initiatives follow-up and consolidation
- Understand and apply the Lean concepts and process tools in the different work functions.
- Link with Operational Excellence to deploy the global strategy and share best practices.
- Identify talent to increase Lean Expertise and develop future Lean Leaders.
- Acts as a Change Agent.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related field.
- A master’s degree in Lean Manufacturing, Management Engineering or MBA would be an asset.
- Valuable that candidate has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Experience in Lean Manufacturing Manager/Champion or similar position.
- Experience leading Value Stream Map projects.
- Knowledge of Daily Management process.
- Experience facilitating Kaizen Events and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience with Lean Methods (5S, SMED, TPM, 3P, Kanban or standard work) and problem solving (5Whys, Ishikawa diagram, Noise to Constant…) and ability to teach them.
- Experience in the Hoshin Kanri / X-Matrix process.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Proven ability to work effectively in a cross functional team environment.
- Project management experience. Able to handle multiple projects keeping accurate documentation and records.
Technical Skills/Physical Requirements
- Advanced user of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, …)
- Fluent English, other languages bring a plus.
- Good oral and written communication.
- Team building and facilitation skills.
- Embrace the red mindset and ability to transmit it.
- Initiative.
- Sense of urgency
- Hands on attitude.
- Confident in own abilities to make quick decisions.
- Explicit thinking and prioritization skills.
- Structured and with good capacity of analysis.
- Travel - 25% - 50% of the time