Direct hire lean manufacturing leader greenville al onsite hybrid 22 04304 - united states, greenville

one of our favorite clients is looking for a lean manufacturing leader in the greenville, al area. please read through the job description and apply or reach out to me directly at gabe.worre@adeccona.com.

the lean manufacturing lead is responsible for the leadership and execution of our continuous improvement objectives.  in this hands-on role, this person will lead the effort to support operations by implementing and sustaining lean manufacturing processes aimed at improving line efficiency/process optimization, product quality, labor utilization, layout optimization and operating costs for both existing and new products.  responsibilities also include strategic process improvement projects, training, equipment selection and maintenance.

duties and responsibilities
lead the implementation of lean manufacturing principles throughout the manufacturing process.  contribute to and assist with continuous improvement/kaizen activities throughout hes.

identify, plan, manage and execute continuous improvement actions that reduce cost, cycle time, and lead time while increasing safety, quality, and repeatability.

organize and coordinate kaizen activities, including the planning and execution of kaizen events/teams which includes the collection and preparation of proper prerequisite data for each kaizen event.  monitor and report on 90-day sustainment of kaizen event improvements.

evaluate and execute time studies to establish engineering labor standards and routings.

prepare standard work documents for new and existing manufacturing processes.

lead projects and working teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and close projects.

train employees on continuous improvement techniques as needed to assure complete familiarity and ease of use. this includes principles of lean manufacturing, takt time, standard work, 5s, standard work cell layout, value stream mapping and other lean manufacturing/continuous improvement techniques.

implement and monitor sustainable daily performance management programs throughout the plant, including schedule adherence, and other shop floor reporting.

coach, train and develop manufacturing support team to establish and ensure achievement of hes goals.

monitors, measures and communicates the status of the processes and coordinates actions for their improvement.

support plant-wide safety initiatives.

be a point of contact with external entities regarding lean manufacturing.

share best practices across manufacturing locations and support their implementation as appropriate.

while based at a manufacturing location, this role will support hes segment level activities as assigned

additional duties as assigned.

equal opportunity employer/veterans/disabled



the company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records

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