Regional Continuous Improvement Manager

This resource will be the main point of contact for coaching and training of CI strategies and needs for the facilities or operational areas.

• Increase the transparency of Operations by ensuring robust measurement of losses for all areas of Operations e.g. generation of appropriate loss trees.
• Increase productivity within Operations by leading usage of the appropriate lean tools, six sigma methodology, etc. (e.g. value stream mapping, 5S, Kanban) to eliminate losses such as delay, duplication, unnecessary movement, unclear communication, incorrect inventory, and product defects.
• Coach the operational teams in continuous improvement techniques and help them cascade this approach to their teams to develop a proactive continuous improvement culture. .
• Develop training programmes and undertake training in the use of continuous improvement tools.
• Assist facilities with the maintenance of their respective continuous improvement projects in the Onbase database.
• Reviews implementation requirements to understand site personnel or resource requirements and negotiate with the involved areas.
• Build and lead the implementation plans for each specific facility to maintain the 5 yr plans for Standard Work and other CI initiatives
• Creates reports for sites/regions as needed through the analytics tools like OBIEE or Business Objects.
• Audit sites for certification or sustainability of CI certifications.

• Ensure effective communication and understanding of the CI goals and strategies.