Operations Excellence and Lean Manager

About the role

The Operational Excellence and Lean Manager will support plant operations in the development, planning and execution of Lean strategies and metrics providing support to various levels throughout the organization in order to clearly link project metrics to strategy objectives by using the Toyota Production System tools. This position will require an experienced Lean leader with manufacturing industry background. This position requires an individual that is able to facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and "ever changing" environment leveraging strong interpersonal skills. Key to success in this position is the ability to identify and drive operational improvements at all levels utilizing a very "hands on" approach to creating value and buy-in as the lead change facilitator for the plant's Lean transformation Job Responsibilities: - Develop Lean manufacturing strategy for all manufacturing and distribution assets to ensure all NA facility's objectives are met in the areas of safety, quality, profitability, waste reduction and team excellence. - This position will provide leadership / mentoring / training to all levels of the operation on the use and practice of Lean methodology and tools. The listing location is Cambridge, ca.

Key facts

What you'll do

• The Operational Excellence and Lean Manager will support plant operations in the development, planning and execution of Lean strategies and metrics providing support to various levels throughout the organization in order to clearly link project metrics to strategy objectives by using the Toyota Production System tools.
• This position will require an experienced Lean leader with manufacturing industry background.
• This position requires an individual that is able to facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and "ever changing" environment leveraging strong interpersonal skills.
• Key to success in this position is the ability to identify and drive operational improvements at all levels utilizing a very "hands on" approach to creating value and buy-in as the lead change facilitator for the plant's Lean transformation Job Responsibilities: - Develop Lean manufacturing strategy for all manufacturing and distribution assets to ensure all NA facility's objectives are met in the areas of safety, quality, profitability, waste reduction and team excellence.
• This position will provide leadership / mentoring / training to all levels of the operation on the use and practice of Lean methodology and tools.
• This position will have responsibility for identifying, planning and leading the execution Lean transformation events targeted towards improving the plant's performance on safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity (SQDIP) as well as establishing a solid foundation around 5S in the workplace with process, metrics, and ownership at all levels.
• This position will require the ability to identify and analyze complex operational data from multiple disparate sources in order to synthesize actionable evidence of root cause or improvement opportunities.
• This position will focus on business performance improvements that yield zero accidents, defect free products, on demand and on time delivery, at the lowest cost by partnering with the plant's process owners and champions to drive results.
• This position will act as a key driver of change within the plant, supporting management/cross functional decisions by communicating the plant-wide changes to employees and helping them to learn, understand, adjust and grow with the business's Lean transformation.
• Expert proficiency in the use and implementation of Lean tools such as: Toyota Production System/Danaher Business System, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Business Process Reengineering, Total Quality Management, Kaizen, TAKT, Kanbans/Pull Systems, Single Piece Flow, Seven Wastes, 5S, Poka-Yoke, PDCA, Hoshin Kanri, Root Cause Analysis, Workshop Management, and KPI's.

Requirements

• This position will require an experienced Lean leader with manufacturing industry background.
• This position requires an individual that is able to facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and "ever changing" environment leveraging strong interpersonal skills.
• This position will require the ability to identify and analyze complex operational data from multiple disparate sources in order to synthesize actionable evidence of root cause or improvement opportunities.
• Minimum 5-years of hands-on experience in production management for a manufacturing company with at least 3 years applying lean tools and training others.

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