Regional OpEx Leader

Job Description

Position is responsible for applying continuous improvement and lean manufacturing methodologies across several plants and acts as a lean champion, driving Lean-Enterprise culture throughout the organization. 

Key Responsibilities

• Implement Lean within the Manufacturing and Supply chain organization
• Provide intensive training for production teams and culture change within the organization
• Teach, demonstrate and Coordinate Lean implementation and activities on the shop floor such as Kanban, Material Conveyance, Production flow, Super Market design and deployment, Value Stream Mapping, Takt time analysis, Problem-Solving, Standardized work, Set-up reduction, 5S, Visual Workplace, and Error-Proofing, 5S, TPM, SMED/QCO, Visual Factory, Kaizen, Scheduling, etc.
• Ensure consistency of Lean methods 
• Assist plant Lean teams in sustaining gains achieved in Lean efforts. ----Support management team in implementing the best practices 
• Contact for overall Lean improvement plan development and implementation  
• Lead Kaizen events as and where needed
• Set Lean reporting (projects and financials) system, and report regularly to Line and functional management
• Manage follow-up of multiple projects in different production Sites
• Exchange experiences with Lean organizations in other areas

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Project Management and Continuous Improvement
• BSC, Master or PhD in Sciences, Engineering, Business
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt preferred

• Lean Expert

Your profile :

• We need a 100% dedicated experienced Lean Manager who is hands-on and has strong experience in production management with Lean implementation.
• We are looking for a leader with a strong personality, who is able to convince the organization to do the move toward Lean
• Advanced Training in Lean methodologies, 5s, SMED, VSM, Kaizen and other continuous improvement methodologies
• Good understanding of financial measurements and goals in the Lean/Flow through-put world
• Solid project management skills, team leadership skills, and excellent communication skills
• Process improvement experience with demonstrated successful results driven application of the concept
• Operational experience - operations leadership, process engineering, distribution experience
• Demonstrated success in leading and driving sustained change on the shop floor
• Experienced in training, facilitating, and coaching of Lean concepts to all levels of an organization