Senior Lean Leader

Job Description Summary

Drive lean initiatives across the respective Site in support of the Digital Industrial initiative. Manages the value stream map for the site and is responsible for working with the Plant Leadership team to establish a customer-based process improvement strategy, which drives safety, customer responsiveness, lead time reduction, productivity and quality improvement in line with business/functional objectives.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Create the Lean vision and implement a Lean strategy to reduce inventory, lead time, and waste
• Lead the Lean implementation at the plant and drive cross-functional results.
• Lead and develop Lean Facilitators. Build and develop a moonshine team and moonshine shop.
• Support early integration of Lean principles in product design & process development for New Product Introductions.
• Drive measurable improvements in lead-time, customer delivery, productivity, inventory and product flow.
• Develop value stream maps for the Organization and eliminate process waste through implementation of Lean techniques
• Guide plant teams in developing and executing Lean plans to monitor and increase overall productivity managing multiple value streams, serving as a recognized expert and resource leader for focus areas, process rigor, and delivering significant simplification results
• Establish and drive a Gemba walk methodology that drives cross functional focus on the production line and quickly solves impediments to flow.
• Assist in Lean plan execution by leading Action Work Outs (AWOs) developing simple solutions to the elimination of "constrains", developing pull systems where flow is not possible, training personnel, and other activities to achieve world-class process flow
• Prepare Lean review presentations and pitch to business leaders on Lean business reviews.
• Prepare operational budgets to fund Lean annual activities and estimate productivity gains.
• Coach, train and mentor site leadership on the fundamentals and principals of Lean Manufacturing

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred or similar)
• Formal Lean Training/certification
• 10+ years Hands-on experience in Lean deployment and driving changes in production shop floor through strategic projects.
• 5+ yrs of experience as a Lean Ldr for a Plant with a record of implementing significant change, in Lead Time and improving inventory turns Yr over Yr
• 5-10 Yrs Mfg Experience (roles such as Manufacturing engineering, production supervisor, Industrial engineer)
• Demonstrated Leadership experience
• Strong Influencing skills
• Six Sigma Green / Black belt certification or equivalent quality certification

• Ability to develop and motivate a high-involvement team through commitment to meeting customer and organization demands.
• Strong oral and written communication skills Italian and English
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization
• Demonstrated commitment for process improvement