Regional Lean Manager
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Job Location:
McKinney, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Continuous Improvement. We are seeking a Regional Lean Manager (also known in Prysmian as a Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO) Regional Manager) to support Lean implementation at the regional level.
The KPO Regional Manager works closely with site Lean Leaders to build Lean capability. They are the engine of continuous improvement identifying inefficiencies solving problems and contributing to the culture of Lean by implementing Kaizen methodologies and the Prysmian Excellence System (PES).
Position Description & Responsibilities
- Liaison for the business units Manufacturing VPs providing regional-based problem-solving engagement and drive the Prysmian Excellence System (PPS) and Kaizen culture.
- Cascade Hoshin goals from business units down to individual contributors ensuring everyone understands their role in achieving business units vision.
- Serves as a change agent embedding Kaizen and Lean Principles across all sites and ensuring initiatives are aligned with the business unit goals and sustained.
- Embraces servant leadership and respect for people to build collaboration and improve sustainability of process improvements.
- Execute initiatives from division KPO and provides feedback on progress.
- Oversee the proper implementation of Kaizen workshops/events at the site level and ensure results materialize in better Lead-Time On-time-delivery Working Capital and Industrial Efficiencies.
- Coach and develop sites like Lean Leaders on Kaizen Lean Principles and PES to build Lean practitioners and a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ensures accountability for Kaizen Newspaper Action Items driving follow-through and measurable results.
- Manages and maintains Kaizen resources PES training materials and standard templates to support ongoing improvement efforts aligned with functional KPO.
- Champion the identification planning and execution of hoshin process to improve business units SQDC via Kaizen Planner.
Required Competencies Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in engineering (Industrial Engineering preferred)
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment with leadership in Kaizen Continuous Improvement.
- Proficient in Gemba Kaizen Value Stream Analysis Visual & Daily Management Hoshin Kanri SMED TPM Standard Work Development and 3P Layout.
- Strong ability to facilitate Kaizen Events on these methods and tools and helping to identify future Lean minded personnel.
- Proficiency leading cost reduction and process flow improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency with Kaizen tools such as 3P TAKT Time Standard Work Combination Sheets Standard WIP and Kaizen Newspaper.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to provide leadership and strategic direction to regional business units Manufacturing VPs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Lean Master on TPS or Danaher Business System Certification.
- Project management experience with a proven track record of meeting timelines or proactively adjusting to achieve planned goals.
- Agile certification such as SCALE.
- Change management such as PROSCI certification.
- Strong analytical background - SPC Hypothesis Testing Regression and Correlation Analysis.
- Problem-solving skills such as 5-Whys 8D Shainin etc.
Prysmian as an Equal Opportunity Employer aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds skills and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent where people feel respected included and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race ethnicity religion nationality origin citizenship status socio-economic status age sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status disability military service or veteran status pregnancy parental leave medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmians commitments.
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About Company
We work to be the sustainable link to the future. For more than 140 years, our company has been leading the industry of high-technology cables & systems for energy and telecommunications. Spanning 50 countries (in North America, Europe, MEAT, LATAM, APAC), 104 plants, 25 research ... View more
