5S Kaizen Facilitator

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

 

To drive continuous improvement, support development of production staff, and to reach the status of a World Class Manufacturing. Facilitate projects for continuous improvement process by developing, standardizing, and monitoring. Facilitate related activities and coordinating various consultations within the Production Department.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

· Define and develop continuous improvement activities to reach the status of a World Class Manufacturer.

· Develop and train associates to identify and implement opportunities to improve the process effectiveness.

· Plans and facilitates training to other functions and departments who will support to implement process improvement activities.

· Plans and facilitates operational training within the Production Department.

· Facilitate to improve quality, eliminating waste/cost of poor performance in the Production department.

· Structuralize and track improvement projects with other departments to successful implementation.

· Maintain and update documentation of Kaizen projects and 5S status shared in the Production department.

· Find improvements and share the improvements with related reports to the Production Manager and Production Assistant Manager.

· Clear communication with Production to have a common understanding of improvements and agreement.

· Work according to the established principles and rules of continuous improvement concept and the safety regulations.

· Monitor the Production processes and perform unannounced internal 5S audits according to the 5S principal.

· Facilitate 5S and Kaizen group activity to increase the awareness of 5S and continuous improvements.

· Develop quality processes as needed, review and create a report to ensure the control plans and products meet their specifications.

· Follow all compliance quality, safety, environment regulations and procedures.

· Maintain an audit program to maintain standardized work across the production floor.

· Perform other duties as assigned by MTEA Management.

 

Job Requirements:

 

· Experience with 5S principals.

· Experience with Kaizen principals.

· Ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects at one time.

· Proficient in Microsoft Office products.

· Competences that are needed are: flexibility, teamwork, quality awareness, results and customer orientated.

· Must have the ability to occasionally lift or push up to 40 lbs.

 

· Must have the ability to occasionally bend, stretch or reach.