MANN+HUMMEL

Regional Continuous Improvement Manager

MANN+HUMMEL

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Hanover Park • Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Define and implement the LEAN roadmap
  • Supports the plant management in setting up the roadmap for the plant in line with the global / regional strategy and sets up the Lean roadmap in line with the plant strategy
  • Is accountable for the respect of deadlines and ensures the achievement of defined targets set in the Lean roadmap
  • Leads the target plant layout and value stream design process aiming at optimal space usage, improving material flow and reducing throughput time (focus: TOP product families in the location)
  • Develops Lean experts and a general Lean mindset within the plant
  • Steers training and development needs in the plant linked to MANN+HUMMEL Production System (MHPS)
  • Strengthens and pilots the productivity improvement plan according to the budget and the activities defined in the roadmap: Acts as a methodological supervisor of all improvement activities aiming at the reduction of waste
  • Coordinates and facilitates workshops (Kaizen / Hoshin / VSM / 5S / SMED / Layout)
  • Promotes the autonomy by training the actors to workshops’ conduction
  • Reports to the plant manager and regional management on the progress (indicators / measurables)

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering or similar / comparable educational background
  • Working experience in a similar function of at least 5 years in the manufacturing industry.
  • An operational managing responsibility in production or logistics is strongly preferred.
  • Expert knowledge of the LEAN tools (5S, KANBAN, SMED, Etc)
  • Willingness to travel approximately 50%
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Hard skills
LEAN roadmapvalue stream designmaterial flow improvementproductivity improvementwaste reduction5SKANBANSMEDKaizenHoshin
Soft skills
leadershiptrainingfacilitationcommunicationaccountabilityorganizational skillsmethodological supervisionautonomy promotion