Accountable for implementation of Lean Manufacturing techniques throughout the plant. Foster a change in culture to continuous improvement of processes and capabilities of people and equipment. Schedules and facilitates Kaizen Events. Evaluates and performs time studies, administers cost reduction programs, helps define standard work practices, performs plant labor quoting and perform plant labor quoting, labor balancing, and material flow and manages inner projects. Must meet plant lean objectives.
Primary Responsibilities:
Facilitates Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing projects aimed at generating Lean/CI techniques, cost reductions, and process performance improvements
Maintain Lean/CI implementation schedules for assigned projects, progress updates as required, and most importantly, provide documentation that demonstrates the direct link between Lean/CI implementation and direct process improvement and Plant Operations
Provide Lean/CI training and coaching at all levels of the Plant
Assists Managers and individual Lean/Continuous Improvement Initiatives
Participate on and lead teams aimed at the resolution of quality issues and concerns
Support production control, material control, material planning departments in improvement projects relating to scheduling inventory management and raw material flow and tracking
Coordinate prototype and pilot runs to address design and process feasibility concerns from a departmental aspect
Interface with plant engineering on projects addressing staffing, manpower, time and capacity issues
Generate, provide and participate in department specific training issues
Calculate cost reductions and/or various analyses to determine optimal method
Team with the Plant Controller to document savings and profit results of continuous improvement activities
Accountable for tracking all lean, CI Projects, and reporting progress out to plant staff
Complete time studies to develop production standards for products
Assist in monitoring department equipment (OEE) and interface with Maintenance department
Identify maintenance, repair, PM needs and TPM
Develops value stream map for each process and each value stream family within the facility
Participates in training as required
Ensures Housekeeping and Health & Safety Standard are maintained
Complies with policies and procedures pertaining to facility or divisional adopted standards such as TS 16949 and ISO 14001
Utilizes the concepts of continuous improvement and cost reduction in the execution of the job function
May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description
Education and Qualifications:
Four-year degree from an accredited college or university in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering or related field preferred
Two to three years experience in a lean manufacturing environment with a record of proven accomplishments
Candidate must have experience in identifying areas of improvement, planning for and leading Kaizen events
Experience in SPC, SMED, design of experiments, KANBAN, and 6-Sigma implementation is a plus
Experience in a high volume automotive manufacturing environment
Experience working with all levels of management
Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary
Work Environment/Work Conditions:
Professional Office Environment
Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor
Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required
Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury
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