Lean Manufacturing Manager Jobs

Senior Lean Manager

Our industry leading and global manufacturing client is seeking a Senior Lean Manager to develop a local Lean Strategy and promote, implement and deploy the company’s Lean Business System. We are needing a hands-on Lean driver to mentor, influence and help lead a strong plant management team. The Senior Lean Manager will develop and lead Gemba, Visual Factory, lead and execute Kaizen and manage/exceed KPI and SQDC metrics. The Senior Lean Manager will act as a change agent for continuous improvement and facilitate daily Lean Management.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with facility leadership to set specific targets to functionally and strategically achieve improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Innovation metrics.
• Collaborate with counterparts to develop a local lean strategy to achieve business objectives and financial targets.
• Develop, facilitate, and lead Value Stream Mapping (VSM) activities to identify & prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate lean daily management; develop and lead the path to Gemba.
• Manage Key Process Indicators and Targets To Improve (TTI) dashboards for Strategy Deployment Process.
• Help lead/build a strong plant leadership team by mentoring and coaching talent, providing lean training, and participating in hiring talent.
• Review P&L monthly with site leader to ensure alignment with lean productivity projects.
• Identify, create, and sustain standard processes throughout the organization.
• Drive and execute lean and continuous improvement initiatives including value steam mapping processes, kaizen events, 5S and other lean tools and principles.
• Champion, Sponsor, or Facilitate process and transactional improvement Kaizens.
• Mentor, influence, and develop potential lean practitioner candidates through their projects driving business change.

Requirements:

• BS degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 5+ years' experience leading Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives with demonstrated accomplishments is required.