Continuous Improvement Manager

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for developing and implementing strategies and initiatives aligned with kdc/one's Global Operational Excellence Program, with the objective of enhancing organizational profitability, efficiency, and overall business performance.

• Ensure plant manufacturing process improvement and adherence to the Group strategy and standard requirements through applying the Lean Management principles and tools.
• Foster a continuous improvement culture through defining and leading the implementation of any relevant initiative.
• Promote, coordinate, and perform Continuous Improvement and Kaizen-workshops in direct and indirect areas, to assure the implementation in line with other Plants worldwide.
• Coordinate CII-savings initiatives, leading the continuous excellence implementation approach, and coordinating with historical Customers on lean/cost savings activities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a strong understanding of the kdc/one Operational Excellence culture, specifically designed to meet the expectations and standards of global blue-chip customers.
• Organize and manage Kaizen activities to improve performance in any areas, starting with lines efficiency, quality, supply chain and report to global CI Director of the division.
• Provide guidance, train and coach cross functional team members on Company Practical Problem Solving-PPS tool.
• Develop and engage people to improve performance starting with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and go through the entire plant.
• Coordinate with other Company plants, using Lean principles in Product Development, Engineering for New Products Launches, supporting plants on R&D trial run on each development stage.
• Drive lean manufacturing initiatives focusing on plant productivity improvement and stock rotation's management. In line with this, develop lean administration and product development process focused initiatives.
• Ensure consistent compliance with kdc/one Operational Excellence processes and standards, including 5S, TPM and visual management tools across areas.
• Lead daily meetings with the staff responsible for the implementation of Lean techniques.
• Measure and monitor manufacturing enterprise KPIs improvements trends in order ensure improvements sustainability.
• Lead Lean techniques' improvement activities and workshops.
• Deliver action plans for pragmatic roll-out of kdc/one Operational Excellence program & tools (i.e.: VSM; SMED; Kanban; Hejnunka) with relative risk management approach.
• Promote, support and coordinate Kaizen Events ensuring event objectives are consistent with overall site planning.
• Drive cultural change towards a lean organization.
• Management review participation, KPI updates and review, including document control activities and management in accordance with the function responsibility.