Operational Excellence

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE LEADER

TELFORD

£40`000

HOLIDAYS: 20 DAYS PLUS BANK HOLIDAYS

BENEFITS: PENSION SCHEME, LIFE INSURANCE

Purpose of Job
– To drive performance improvements across all production and support areas, using Shop Floor Management techniques. To be the Master Coach for all levels of the business. To co-ordinate continuous improvement activities plant wide.

Duties
– Actively run and continuously improve the Shop Floor management model
– Work alongside Production Value Stream Leaders and Work Group Leaders to demonstrate and support effective leadership behaviours
– Support the Head of Manufacturing in creating strategy and direction for the manufacturing team
– Identify target areas for waste reduction activities, use and refine Plant KPI`s and create action plans to drive performance improvements
– Focus on the elimination of quality concerns using problem resolution tools
– Ensure housekeeping across the plant achieves consistently high standards using best practice 5s methods and visual measures
– Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, Company policies and procedures
– Support for new product introduction / launch
– To create cross functional action plans to support product performance improvements
– Perform role of Shop Floor Coach for all shop floor management activities.
– Control the Flow, Pull, Takt (FPT) Lean programme on site
– An integral member of BU2 Europe “expert” group in FPT / SFM
– Coaching Role at other European sites
– Full continuous improvement responsibility for the site
– Create and drive the continuous improvement road map defining milestones and identifying resource requirements
– Conformance to TS16494 and ISO14001 procedures

Quantitative aspects
– Number of employees responsible for – 1/2
– Department budget £ Variable
– Capex £ variable

Qualifications
– Educated to degree standard with relevant degree qualification preferred

Skills and Experience
– Minimum of 5 years in a role with responsibility for Continuous Improvement within a manufacturing environment essential, ideally 1st tier automotive or OEM.
– Experienced in Lean Manufacturing techniques and/or six sigma programmes
– Ability to demonstrate knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes and problem solving methods in a similar environment to ours
– Direct involvement in integration of new product launches from engineering to manufacture
– Skilled and confidential communicator with ability to influence and build relationships at all levels within the business
– Coaching / shop floor management experience

Competencies
– Management and measurement of work
– Developing others
– Delegation
– Political savvy
– Effective interpersonal skills
– Coaching
– Lean Manufacturing

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