Lean Supervisor

Role Purpose

• Identify manufacturing opportunities including productivity, capacity and cost through lean method
• Build up plant lean structure and roadmap. Take lead to make sure the implementation
• Improve plant lean culture and awareness

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Identifies areas of potential manufacturing related productivity, capacity, and/or quality improvements, performs cost studies and justification analysis. Setup plant lean roadmap with newest lean concept.
• Lead and implement improvements initiatives using Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve productivity, capacity, and/or quality when necessary.
• Ownership of plant wide lean system: Facilitator; Coaching; Implementation; Audit; Data tracking.
• Site champion for lean: proliferate usage of lean tools throughout the plant at all levels;
• Sets up plant wide manufacturing database; Manufacturing waste/loss data collection and analysis
• Leader/Key team member of lean projects
• Key coordinator of TPM and TWI program
• Communicates ideas and status clearly and professionally through graphic and written media, and oral presentations. Provides necessary documentation of activities and results.
• Deliver Lean training and activity to promote lean culture
• Early involve in lean design for future expansion/Capital project

Education & Experience

Education & experience

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Engineering; an Industrial Engineering background is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Lean Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering roles.
• 3+ years of experience as a Lean Supervisor or Manager.
• Demonstrated record of delivering results in a multinational company.
• Experience implementing Lean methodologies in a manufacturing environment, including but not limited to:
  • 5S
  • Kaizen events and DMAIC processes
  • Value stream mapping
  • Pull systems and Kanban
  • Standardized work
  • Setup time reduction analysis
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Training Within Industry (TWI)

Required Skills

• Working knowledge of: 5S, kaizen, Lean/Simplification, cycle time reduction, cost analysis, Value Stream Mapping, line Balance/staffing, work cell design.
• Knowledge of (Lean) organizational design
• Auto CAD Computer Design tools.
• Fluent in written and oral English
• Excellent data analysis and presentation skills

Desired Skills

• Excellent project management and communication skills
• Knowledge of manufacturing excellence tools (AME, KT)
• Working experience with a MNC is preferred.

Soft Skills

• Can do attitude
• Sense of urgency
• Self-motivated, independent, flexible, quick learner and result & detail-oriented
• Ability to build effective working relationships with others across the company
• Ability to promote culture