LEAN ENGINEER - POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS - RUGBY
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Warwickshire , Rugby |
| Industry Sector | Civil |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Salary/Rate | Attractive Salary |
| Reference | GL338v29 |
| Date Advertised | 26-08-2008 - 00:01 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
Description
LEAN ENGINEER
POWER CONVERSIONS SYSTEMS
RUGBY
As Site Lean Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and implementing business process design or projects focused on identifying solutions to support business objectives and will act as a consultant for the business/manufacturing organisation, providing management support for improvements. You will interface with all functional areas i.e. Operations, Engineering, Development, Finance, Program Management and Human Resources as well as working closely with the material team to deploy best practices at business unit/plant level.
As Site Lean Leader, you must be able to present information effectively and respond to questions with all functional areas and all levels of management. You will collaborate with the Site Manager and Lean Process Manager to assess the current state of the plants operations and develop future state vision and implementation plan (i.e. by using Value Stream Analysis) and will prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and ensure timely completion and achievement of product / process quality and savings goals. You will be involved in developing a plant Lean Roadmap, bridging business metrics gaps in direct work force efficiency, on-time delivery, manufacturing lead time, non quality costs (internal and external), stocks, machines OEE and other parameters agreed as objectives and will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing organisation to reach its goals in terms of quality, costs and delays. This role will also require you to coach team members in understanding Lean principles.
Qualified to HNC level in a production or manufacturing discipline, you will have substantial experience in Lean Implementation (Certified Green Belt desirable) and a solid background in manufacturing principles, including Process, Information flow, and Material flow. You will also have a good understanding of lean principles, including waste elimination, pull systems, Kanban, visual worksp
LEAN ENGINEER
POWER CONVERSIONS SYSTEMS
RUGBY
As Site Lean Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and implementing business process design or projects focused on identifying solutions to support business objectives and will act as a consultant for the business/manufacturing organisation, providing management support for improvements. You will interface with all functional areas i.e. Operations, Engineering, Development, Finance, Program Management and Human Resources as well as working closely with the material team to deploy best practices at business unit/plant level.
As Site Lean Leader, you must be able to present information effectively and respond to questions with all functional areas and all levels of management. You will collaborate with the Site Manager and Lean Process Manager to assess the current state of the plants operations and develop future state vision and implementation plan (i.e. by using Value Stream Analysis) and will prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and ensure timely completion and achievement of product / process quality and savings goals. You will be involved in developing a plant Lean Roadmap, bridging business metrics gaps in direct work force efficiency, on-time delivery, manufacturing lead time, non quality costs (internal and external), stocks, machines OEE and other parameters agreed as objectives and will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing organisation to reach its goals in terms of quality, costs and delays. This role will also require you to coach team members in understanding Lean principles.
Qualified to HNC level in a production or manufacturing discipline, you will have substantial experience in Lean Implementation (Certified Green Belt desirable) and a solid background in manufacturing principles, including Process, Information flow, and Material flow. You will also have a good understanding of lean principles, including waste elimination, pull systems, Kanban, visual workspace, one piece flow, flow production, set-up reduction, standardized work, variation reduction, error proofing, total productive maintenance, design for manufacturing, ergonomics, problem solving techniques, and lean replenishment systems including supermarkets, buffer calculations, line-side replenishment and level loading. You must be IT literate (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and have a basic statistical knowledge including the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects. To succeed as Lean Engineer you should have solid leadership skills with the ability to manage both vertically and horizontally as well as a good understanding of financial performances, and be able to link them with improvement actions on the shop floor.
You will be joining a new and successful company who are a former ALSTOM business and a global specialist in Power Conversion. They provide customised solutions to convert electrical energy through the optimum application of technology in drives, controls, motors and generators. Their customers operate in the three main markets of Marine and Offshore, Oil & Gas and Process Industries as well as in many specialised areas offering services from design-only to full turnkey systems including installation and commissioning.
