Job Description

AGM/DGM CI Role & Responsibility-

Accountabilities:

• Ownership of plant’s Value Stream transformation initiatives and CI (Continuous Improvement) Roadmap. Lead and manage training/mentoring for site continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Leaders to develop and communicate site vision for achieving Operational Excellence maturity targets and transforming value streams to ensure continuous improvement project funnels are in place to support that vision.
• Facilitate plant’s Continuous Improvement to achieve targeted financial impact.
• Coach all levels of management to develop lean deployment strategies based on LSS thinking and value stream management to create a sustainable continuous improvement and problem-solving culture.

Responsibilities:

• To identify and deliver service improvement activity across the business through employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking.
• To work with key business stakeholders, and multi-jurisdictional LEAN champions, to build a continuous improvement environment to support an ongoing programme of change.
• To lead and facilitate LEAN/process improvement based workshops to drive ideas and solutions.
• To support the delivery of better value and greater efficiency through the identification and elimination of unnecessary complexity within business processes and identification of better ways of working.
• To identify trends and process variations as part of establishing a continuous improvement monitoring system.
• To assist in the development and implementation of a best-in-class continuous improvement strategy.
• To take ownership of change initiatives from evolution/efficiency identification through to project delivery via internal governance and controls.
• To elicit requirements and drive process change using staff interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, business analysis and workflow analysis.
• To work with other team members and business services departments to devise new support material based on the revised processes, to include 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 pan jurisdiction.
• To complete post implementation reviews to ensure successful delivery has been achieved and to ensure that improvements can be made for future projects.

Requirements:

• Overall 15-22 years of experience.
• Education should be techno-managerial. (Engineering plus administration). An Industrial Engineering degree is preferred.
• Minimum accredited Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, preferably Black Belt.
• Minimum 12-15 years proven continuous improvement analytical experience from a similar role, including project management and business analysis.
• Engineering Graduate Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Electronics.
• 5 years’ experience in process optimization, operations, or business management.
• A sharp eye for identifying weak points in processes and organizational structures.
• A strategic and analytical mindset.
• An excellent communicator with top-notch presentation skills.
• A thorough understanding of the latest process enhancement strategies.
• Dynamic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Leadership and mentoring skills.
• Confidence in your abilities to lead organizational change.
• Strong leader as a coach skills with an ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of Minitab, SAP, Oracle and other IT platforms a plus.