- Lead, coordinate and organize all defined lean activities with the end goal of creating and fostering a Lean Continuous Improvement culture. - Manage transformation projects necessary to enable the achievement of significant Cycle Time Reduction, COGS Reduction, PPV and efficiency improvements (waste reduction). - Work with OpEx and Site leadership to drive the process for development of X-Matrix/Strategy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri) within the site using Lean Management System to manage and report out. - Deploy Lean Management System across site to Establish appropriate measurement systems to identify opportunities and to quantify implemented improvements. - - Manage and maintain Lean Management System Initiatives, Metrics and Targets, and provide Lean Management System administrative support to all site users.
- - Work collaboratively with the BU Ops & Site Manager to support development of key frameworks.
- - Maintain a continuous performance and quality improvement effort and monitoring and reporting system across all site fcn’s.
- - Facilitate the selection, scope, and planning of specific improvement & CI projects.
- - Lead and conduct studies in cost, quality, productivity, flow, value stream mapping and root cause analysis.
- - Conduct operational audits to identify areas of opportunity across the business.
- - Identify and recommend work center specific and company-wide improvement initiatives and opportunities.
- - Lead and/or coordinate Kaizens and similar team-based improvement initiatives.
- - Train “change agent” employees, in all aspects of lean manufacturing, waste reduction, team effectiveness and continuous improvement.
- - Leadership of cross functional CI project teams.
- - Work with site teams to establish a daily regiment around key KPI performance and improvement.
- - Lead Root Cause Problem Solving projects to improve site metrics in all areas of the business.
- - Develop training materials and effectively deliver those materials in a team environment to ensure employees throughout the facilities are trained in CI concepts and philosophy.
- - Access & Ensure that existing processes maintain a high level of performance.
- - With data driven focus, continuously review and refine processes to make site improvements.
- - Focus on plant wide issues and inter-plant initiatives including developing synergies and business opportunities to optimize other sites.
- Use standardized tools, instruction and training to create a performance standard with focus on the continual improvement of not only the shop floor, but office settings as well
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