Role & responsibilities 1. Assist the site in achieving benchmark changeover times while collaborating with the Site Leadership Team to develop improvement strategies. 2. Lead initiatives for cost excellence, changeover reduction, capacity enhancement, and lights-out operations, while identifying organization-wide improvement opportunities and executing Operational Excellence (OpEx) strategies. 3. Coordinate all OpEx activities, enhance Lean methods knowledge, and train teams on Lean principles, Lean Six Sigma tools, and continuous improvement techniques. 4. Train teams on Lean principles, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, including Lean Six Sigma tools and problem-solving. 5. Drive efficiency improvements across support functions such as Quality, Production, Engineering, warehouse and SCM. 6. Develop and implement an OpEx strategy with clear goals, applying Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to drive performance improvement and meet business objectives. 7. Observe current processes to establish a baseline for improvement and identify opportunities in work centres such as Granulation, Compression, CIP/SIP, Compounding, Aseptic Filling, changeovers, OEE, and equipment occupancy against capacity. 8. Provide training and guidance on Lean daily management principles to shop floor personnel. 9. Analyzed operational yield data and identified discrepancies through the application of the DMAIC methodology, providing data-driven recommendations to enhance yield. 10. Responsible for conducting Quality Risk Assessments using FMEA, characterizing processes based on manufacturing data, deviations, and OOT events to minimize process deviations and enhance product quality. 11. Accountable for implementing mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) techniques to reduce human errors, improving process reliability and minimizing quality issues. 12. Develop and execute strategies for enhancing production efficiency through automation, process optimization, and cost-effective solutions. 13. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and leadership to streamline processes, manage resource allocation, and establish a roadmap for achieving operational excellence across all departments. 14. Monitor operational performance and implement corrective and preventive actions as necessary. 15. Develop and maintain KPI dashboards to track operational performance and ensure alignment with organizational goals. 16. Track and report on the progress of annual priorities and goals across business units. 17. Build Lean Six Sigma capabilities through training and mentoring of Continuous Improvement projects. 18. Coordinate with cross functional departments and user departments to ensure smooth plant operations and the achievement of business goals. 19. Use Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to analyze processes and identify improvement and de-bottlenecking opportunities. 20. Foster a continuous improvement culture and drive change management initiatives across departments. Preferred candidate profile
