Manufacturing Excellence

Role Description:- To identify and deliver service improvement activity across the business by employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking.- To work with key business stakeholders, and the multi-jurisdictional ‘Centre of Excellence”, to build a continuous improvement environment to support an ongoing manufacturing transformation to lead and facilitate WCM practises.- To support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity within business processes and the identification of better ways of working.- Assist in the development and implementation of a ‘best-in-class’ continuous improvement strategy.- Take ownership of change initiatives from evolution/efficiency identification through to project delivery via internal governance and controls.Key Responsibilities:- Responsibility for implementing the standard world-class manufacturing framework across pan-India plants.- To work with other team members and business services departments to devise new support- material based on the revised processes, including training, reporting and systems enhancements.- To actively monitor project risks to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address in advance- To ensure the business impact and project objectives/dependencies are identified, reported on- and managed at all times.- To set up a program, deliver coaching and run projects across plants.- To complete post-implementation reviews to ensure successful delivery has been achieved and to ensure that improvements can be made for future projects- Continuous improvement of efficiency KPIs in the manufacturing sites- Implementation of lean methods to increase efficiency, throughput and operational excellence- To take ownership of change initiatives from evolution/efficiency identification through to project delivery via internal governance and controls- Supporting the plant teams in benchmarking, solutions, problem-solving and continuous improvement programs- Support the Operation in the design, development, and implementation of policy deployment within the business. Cascading KPIs and KRAs at all business levels.- Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department- Ensure relevant ongoing learning and development of all employees in Lean improvement tools and communication methods- Coach and facilitate teams and individuals to identify and implement improvement opportunities- Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of Partners, senior managers, and subject matter expertsAdditional Advantageous skill sets:- Good honors degree in a relevant engineering discipline- Excellent understanding of continuous improvement concepts including Six Sigma, Lean, value stream mapping- Strong analytical, project and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements- Ability to set up, facilitate and lead service improvement/workshops with a range of business stakeholders (incl. Experience in process/value stream mapping)- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint- An End-to-End Coordinator taking accountability for ideas from inception to delivery, in an environment that requires robust metrics to confirm the success- Experience in designing or implementing a framework of continuous improvement- Experience in hands-on implementation of continuous improvement programs and Lean solutions