Site Lean Leader
Bucharest Baneasa - Aurel Vlaicu Airport, Bucharest, Bucuresti - Ilfov, Romania
Job Description Summary Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. Includes Service Shops. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Desired Characteristics
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Define processes, IT tools, trainings, value stream, etc. to be used by the manufacturing community.
- Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
- In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
- A Leader with proven interpersonal skills. Provides informal guidance to new team members
- Drive lean manufacturing activities through the evolution of the GE production system at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrate Leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for identified model business unit(s)/areas
- Utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short and some long-term goals
- Act as a change agent in the implementation of demand flow utilizing lean manufacturing tools and methodologies
- Establish and implement strategies, programs and practices to achieve lean business system adoption at the facility
- Manage the full implementation of the lean management system including strategy, value stream activities, daily management, and architecture/infrastructure.
- Manage multiple Lean Leaders (gemba coaches) and lean support team (lean generalists) to drive best practices in process design and implementation of the lean business system.
- Manage the sitewide training team and Training Operations Manager to ensure alignment with lean transformation efforts as well as training compliance. This includes curriculum development and delivery and audit readiness.
- Advise and coach site leadership and their teams on the lean business system.
- Assessing and addressing gaps through course development and delivery.
- Create, with site staff, the lean vision and implement the lean strategy to assist the operation in its lean transformation.
- Drive measurable improvements within the business
- Sensei/Coach gemba coaches on the facilitation of week-long kaizen events that are aligned with the achievement of business site level metrics.
- Champion change across the organization to foster the growth in Lean and site teaming journey
- Help define and manage investment and expense needs that are in line with Growth Playbook Strategy
- Help drive engagement with site business leaders to collaborate in Lean initiatives that foster goal attainment for current and future business needs
- Lead multiple projects driven from team engagement and site priorities
- Bring new ideas, motivation and positive support to all levels of the team
- Lead and effectively interface with manufacturing and other support teams to complete projects to meet EHS, production, quality, inventory and cost savings
Required Qualifications
- This role requires advanced experience in the Manufacturing & Projects and Initiatives. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
- Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
- Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
- Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
- Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
- Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
- Corporate Training Program graduate (Manufacturing / Operations / Engineering)
- Lean Six Sigma training or
- Pay
- N/A
- Hours
- Full time
- Type
- Contract
- Rating
- N/A
- Licence
- N/A
Posted 13 May 2022
Closes 11 Jun 2022
Ref: R3642773
This job was posted to: Project manager
