Job Responsibilities:
• Development of Heredia TEOA deployment plans consistent with business unit strategic and operational planning.
• Support and mentor site based lean practitioners to enable them to succeed in the TEOA deployment.
• Identification and organization of resources required to achieve successful implementation in accordance with plan.
• Coordination of initiatives to achieve consistency and standardization across plants.
• Manage and control individual project teams and deployment plans across all sites.
• Develop skill levels of practitioners and other site personnel to implement and sustain TEOA.
• Monitor progress against plans and achievement of continuous improvement and progression to higher star assessment levels at site levels.
• Monitor and report site level measurements and performance to star assessment levels.
• Deliver an extraordinary customer experience.
Qualifications:
• Qualifications / certifications in Lean Practices a distinct advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in leading continuous improvement activities on site level (Lean leader or similar function)
• 5 years’ work experience in manufacturing industry
• Experience using value stream mapping and implementing lean tools
• Experience on driving kaizen events with proven results in at least the following areas: EH&S, 5S & Visual Management, Standard Work, SMED and TPM.
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to think strategically and execute tactically (i.e. deliver results)
• Analytical minded and data driven.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills at all levels from shop floor to top management (strong leadership skills)
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Background experience in Medical Industry is preferred.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English and Spanish language is essential.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification is an advantage
Key Requirements:
• Extensive knowledge and proven experience in implementing lean management on an enterprise or business unit level in a large, multi-unit operation.
• Strong project management skills and proven experience.
• Ability to collaborate with other people and organizations and use influencing skills to achieve goals and objectives.
• Excellent communication and coaching skills at all levels of the organization.
• Team player with ability to establish and build consensus while insuring decisiveness and quality of decisions.
• Analytical, detail oriented, data driven style of decision making.
• Highly motivated, results oriented, driven.