Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities:

• Take initiatives which could be beneficial in terms of Cost savings, lead time reduction etc.
• Support in coaching & mentoring team on the Lean methods and processes.
• Actively participate and improve value for end customers in events conducted by support functions (Safety/ Quality/ Warehouse/ NPI/ Production/ Global Operations)
• Coaching and mentoring all levels of employees about living the culture with support of Leadership model.
• Develop strategy, action plans and direction on all Lean related topics at India with strong and clear link and alignment to global strategy
• Implement & sustain global Lean principles, methods and tools for driving continuous improvement with customer focus
• Train & educate employees at various levels including site leadership on Lean principles & techniques
• Contribute to global Lean community in developing Lean systems, procedures & methods
• Demonstrate Lean leadership by driving / coaching / mentoring various initiatives & Kaizen Events
• Lead Lean implementation in India & Taiwan & any new facility setup within APAC region(Layout, Lean line design, training, material and information flow, etc)
• Drive problem solving and productivity improvement initiatives
• Improve Lean assessment score
• Drive Continuous improvement initiatives by motivating blue collars, rewards & recognition such as Lean coins, Gifts, Certificates etc.
• Live the talk!- Prepare and release Lean Newsletters as per business requirements.
• Support Global Operations and other support functions in coaching, mentoring & implementation of Lean methods/ new initiatives which improves business processes/ cost reduction.

Preferred candidate profile

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified / Black Belt Trained (Preferred)
• Languages: 1. English (Proficient), 2. Kannada (Local Language- preferred), 3. Hindi (Preferred)
• Hands on experience in Lean trainings and Lean tools implementation, continuous improvement & problem solving skills.
• Developing strategies and execution from scratch level.
• Good analytical skills

Managerial competencies:

• Focus on developing employees at all levels.
• Encourage strategic thinking, innovation and action.
• Conflict management and managing blue collars union
• Excellent co-ordination, moderation & event management skills
• Change agent