Job purpose – Lead and manage manufacturing excellence programs for the Plant. Interact with other plants and implement programs within the own plant.
Key Job Responsibilities –
- Leads the Manufacturing Excellence and continuous improvement efforts at Plant in alignment with Plant and Corporate Goals.
- Deployment of Corporate initiatives (Lean, TPM / TQM / Six Sigma or other excellence initiative) at site and periodic gap assessment
- Leading Business critical project (delivery, quality, efficiency etc) as assigned at plant to support organisation needs.
- People development through Training & coaching to ensure smooth execution of Mfg Excellence initiatives
- Benchmarking Best Practices from other plant and deployment.
- Ensuring efficient use of Manufacturing Excellence communication platforms, continuous improvement meetings, and external sources to build knowledge and cultural change within the site.
- Develops and Standardise Systems and Processes
- Takes initiative to generate new ideas within scope of responsibility
Desired Competencies –
- Knowledge of Mfg Excellence methodologies (5S, Kaizen, OEE, TPM, etc.) and personal history of applying them to deliver business benefits within an organisation
- Ability to analyse, summarise and solve complex issues related to Quality, Delivery and Efficiency
- Ability to run workshops with teams (e.g. Kaizen, VSM, Process Mapping, data collection, etc.)
- Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate well at all levels
- Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal communication skills and organization skills
- Understanding of Quality Management Systems and key quality tools (SPC, FMEA, MSA, Control Plan, etc)