Lean Manager Job Description
Lean manager
provides leadership / mentoring / training to all levels of the organization on the use and practice of Lean methodology and tools (VSM, 5S, Kaizen, SMED, “Design for Lean”, MDI, etc…).
Lean Manager Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective lean manager job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included lean manager job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Deliver training in the PPI Business System such as lean leadership, value stream mapping, kaizen, daily management, waste and variation elimination, material flow, standard work, cellular flow, SMED, 5S, visual management, lean sourcing, lean office, built-in quality
Facilitate Lean activities and workshops including Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Blitz, Obeya, 5S
Facilitate 5S system and drive for excellent result
Facilitate or support continuous improvement activities (SPL, Kaizen, A3 ) in factory
Engage and inspire the manufacturing, warehouse and maintenance employees to recognize process improvement opportunities and actively participate in the realization / validation of their suggestions utilizing the appropriate Lean /CI approach (5S, Standard work, Visual Management, Short Interval Control)
Providing general advice to clients on Lean
Drive and facilitate Business Excellence culture landing in local unit
Drive and facilitate "The Bridge of Business Excellence" implementation program in a systematic approach to align with business strategies of the group and local unit
Drive and facilitate Six Sigma methodologies application in a structure way under the guideline of the Group policy
Mentor/coach employees in Business Excellence & Six Sigma concept and knowledge
Lean Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Lean Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: LEAN, CI, ACE, PMP, LSS, LPM, SPC, CE, WSDOT
Education for Lean Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the lean manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Education, Technical, Management, Industrial, MBA, Communication
Skills for Lean Manager
Desired skills for lean manager include:
SAP
5S
Jabil’s software packages
Excel
Kaizen
SMED
Similar WMS system
Statistics and statistical control tools
Total Quality Management and Change Management experience
How to facilitate/lead organizational change initiatives
Desired experience for lean manager includes:
P&L management experience is a plus
Regular review and continuous improvement Business Excellence journey of the factory
Share Best Practice among the factories to assure the AM strategic achievement in factory
Deliver or support Business Excellence related trainings to employees
Plan and organize Business Excellence or culture related events
Coordinate and optimize other lean tools (Visualization, etc) application in factory
Lean Manager Examples
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Lean Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a lean manager. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lean manager
- Lead the kaizen events process across the site
- Regular summarize, review and improve progress of Business Excellence activities under support of Business Excellence manager and management team in factory
- As an expert in the use of the Lean tools / methods with a comprehensive knowledge of Six Sigma and descriptive statistics, lead and manage the completion of continuous improvement projects within a given timeframe to meet the department or facility goals in productivity, quality, efficiency, and safety
- Work with GM’s/AGM’s and divisions to implement World Class Manufacturing (WCM)
- Assist in assessing capacity utilization across divisions and the tracking of divisional performance
- Attend and help divisions prepare for MAFACT audit assessments to ensure success
- Lead employees through workshops designed to improve work processes to reduce cycle time, inventory, labor hours, scrap
- Coordinate and support divisional needs for training in WCM systems/tools
- Mentor and train next level of WCM experts - building bench strength to support company growth
- Direct responsibility for three production areas with 250+ employees including personnel management, manufacturing, returns/repair/rework, inventory, planning & scheduling
Qualifications for lean manager
- High skilled in coaching small or large groups autonomously
- Open mind to cultural change, high energy & drive, self-starter and motivator
- Good skills of communication, influencing and leadership
- Strong business understanding the willpower to interact and challenge management at the factory
- Strong experience in manufacturing
- Strong ability to plan, organize and set priorities
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Lean Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a lean manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for lean manager
- Strategic responsibility to reach high level customer demand fulfilment/satisfaction and to meet service level by also applying of Six Sigma and LEAN methodology and tools
- Responsible for reaching inventory targets and decreasing the shopfloor inventory level
- Control their area key finance metrics like volume liquidation by applying financial/accounting rigor and by making others to adhere to these rules, also by implementing and supporting cost-out ideas
- Strategically plan staffing needs to optimize labor efficiency, meet headcount and overtime targets and operate within labour related cost based operative plan, harmonize the labour allocation plan among their production areas
- Initiate and drive Yield improvement and cost-out projects
- Must meet all Environmental, Health, and Safety requirements applicable to projects and processes developed, 100% compliance
- Apply lean-manufacturing concepts to establish production flow, material and tool presentation, and standard work
- This position will be responsible for providing technical support and lean coaching primarily for the KitchenAid Greenville manufacturing operation
- Coordinate the sharing of best practices by coaching process owners to improve work and remove waste
- Capture & record training and project improvements
Qualifications for lean manager
- Exceptional problem-solver, able to work on highly complex problems requiring analytical, conceptual and quantitative ability
- Good experience in projects management dealing with implementing improvement methodologies
- Good at mentor and developing people and organizations
- Fluent in English and interest in international networking
- Interest in multi-cultural environment
- Demonstrated ability to analyze problems and develop appropriate solutions to assist in troubleshooting problems
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Lean Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of lean manager. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for lean manager
- Facilitate, train and orchestrate process improvement methodologies/tools
- Understand and proactively ‘coach’ mindsets that are resistant to change and improvement
- Must be well organized and possess strong follow up skills
- Research, design, develop, and implement Lean techniques/tools specifically as it relates to Obeya
- Provide leadership for lean enterprise improvement initiatives
- Define and communicate metrics through the implementation of visual management techniques are also included in position responsibilities
- Collaborate with leader to execute Gemba walk process (Managing for Daily Improvement), utilizing and constantly improving the visual management on the shop floor and in the office areas
- Drive flow, pull and material management through the operations
- Support operations and office group to drive the establishment and maintenance of standard work and continuous flow in all areas
- Provides lean status reports for both internal/external communications including metric based accomplishments of the transformation plan
Qualifications for lean manager
- Operations Management or comparable technical curriculums
- Strong manufacturing experience with deep LEAN knowledge
- Significant experience in leadership roles
- Applied knowledge and practice of Six Sigma and LEAN methodology
- Strong process orientation, proven project management experience
- Demonstrated leadership, energizing teams
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Lean Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a lean manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lean manager
- Act as a “sensei”
- Develop Entreprise Lean Sigma training plans, site’s trainers and track progress
- Identify project opportunities within the site
- You will potentially have direct reports to manage
- Applies a structured Operational Excellence
- Applies a structured change management approach and execution methodology for the people and organizational aspects of change
- Support the local management to improve existing processes and to create new ones to become most effective and efficient, making best use of available resources using the CI methodology
- Deliver successful productivity, cost reduction, revenue & cash generating, and/or quality improvement projects by using the CI methodology in a structured sustainable way, while setting challenging targets
- Act as a change agent to ensure significant process improvement with positive financial impact
- Develop, lead and coach the other colleagues in the site to manage the scope of their projects, and ensure timely and successful project execution
Qualifications for lean manager
- Lean process deployment and facilitation techniques
- Group process facilitation, change management and conflict resolution techniques and practices
- Process improvement and continuous learning concepts and principles
- Facilitate teams and manage change
- Teach Lean improvement concepts and principles to a diverse audience including staff at different levels of the organization, from senior management to individual contributors
- Create and manage systems and methods for collecting and analyzing complex Lean metrics, including customer feedback
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a lean manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for lean manager
- Working knowledge of computer programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
- Implement common tools and methods to drive quicker, more transparent, and data based business decisions by mastering the CI tools and methods
- Create and ensure reliability of performance measurement systems of SQCDSM
- IL6S Implementation
- Develop the tactical roadmap to deploy IL6S across the manufacturing lines and functional areas of the integrated supply chain in alignment with pillar´s master plans
- Drive behavioral change across the Supply Chain to build CI /L6S culture including support functions, through coaching and influencing employees across plant and within categories
- Coach and support pillar´s owners and pillar´s councils ensuring clear understanding of IL6S to effectively develop and execute plans to eliminate losses and deliver the CBN through the creation of capabilities
- Comfortable leading change in areas outside of subject matter expertise
- Plant Champion for Lean Six Sigma
- Develops and updates plant improvement roadmap and gains alignment with Plant Leadership Team
Qualifications for lean manager
- Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner
- Improve the lean culture/score of the organization by implementing the underlying key PPI processes and culture
- Represent Supply Chain within the regional or global PPI organization to support and work, group wide/regional initiatives Supply Chain specific initiatives
- Enable success through effective communication, by enabling cross-functional collaboration and engagement to facilitate major process or systems enhancements (eg
- Monitor actual benefits that projects or initiatives promised to deliver – forecast the impact as inputs to our annual operating plans and well as midterm strategic plans
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent combination or experience and education