LEAN MANUFACTURING MANAGER  
The Lean Manufacturing Manager will be responsible for implementing and maintaining lean production systems and principles to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Will help develop frameworks and effective ways of working in which our organization can build in the coming years. Will also ensure a fully integrated continuous improvement culture into the company and develop it further, through LEAN expertise and skills. The Lean Manufacturing Manager will achieve customer satisfaction, employee happiness and company (financial) effectiveness. 

Work Setting 

• 50% Production Floor.  

• 50% Office. 

Strategy and Development  

· Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.  

· Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Lean activities 

Responsibilities 

• Implements, promotes, and maintains a safe work environment by implementing a culture of accidents prevention, investigation, and application of rules. Lead by example. 

• Manufacturing cell design. 

• Calculate and control optimal capacities of production lines and fabrication processes. 

• Verify Time standards and calculation of earn hours per family products. 

• Facilitating A3 problem solving 

• Designing future state value streams 

• Create technical documentation (standard work sheets, OMS, ODS, FMEA, DFAM etc.) 

• Contribute to the advancement of the organization in the JCMS 

• Supports sharing of best practices as result of internal and external benchmarking activities 

• Evaluation and modification of lay outs of production lines and production cells. 

• Lead and update (if apply) databases that demonstrate the optimal routes of the product, production times, assignment of main and alternate machines, define the headcount of operators needed to perform the different parts. 

• Work with multidisciplinary groups to implement Lean Manufacturing. 

• Reduce high-risk priority numbers in manufacturing PFMEA’s.  

• Drive process related activities for New Product Introduction, from early planning stages on into full production. 

• Coach, mentor, and train Manufacturing Technicians within the Manufacturing team 

• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

 REQUIRED PROFILE: 
 

• Industrial, Mechatronic, Mechanic Engineering Degree. 

• 5+ years of experience. 

• Spoken and written English. Able to carry on a conversation without difficulty. 

• Strong knowledge on elements of continuous improvement, line balancing, capacity calculations, planning and layout. 

• Project management experience. 

• Proven record of accomplishment of successful change management accomplishments, implementing and management continuous improvements and cost reduction programs 

• Strong communication skills 

• Plans and prioritizes work effectively, adapting for changing conditions. 

• Original thinking and an ability to identify problems and generate creative solutions.

Desirable (Plus): 

• HVAC Industries experience 

• Project Management Certification 

• Six Sigma Greenbelt 

• Lean Manufacturing