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Direct and manage the implementation of business guidelines, strategies, policies, and operations ensuring peak performance within financial, sales, and operational targets/KPI's. Creates, supports, and demonstrates commitment to the company Quality Policies & QMS.
Competences
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Endurance and resistance to stress
- Criticism ability
- Strategic agility
- Innovation and creativity
- Results driven
- Customer focus
- Integrity and trust
- Managerial courage with the ability to motivate others
Main Roles and Responsibilities
1. Provide EGA expertise and coaching (HSE, Quality, EE, PC&L and Production system) based on 11 lean manufacturing principles to contribute to achieve operational business.
- Assist the Plant Managers in developing the budget and strategic Plan (SP) for the plant/ region (based on benchmarking and gap analysis) plus validating the Plant Improvement Plans (PIP).
- Define EGA&P priorities to achieve plant targets (plant output targets and EGA&P input activities).
- Confirm the relevance of the PIP in the achievement of the budget and SP target (including new
- Programs, new technologies/Digital transformation/footprint)
- Perform shop floor diagnosis and define recommendations.
- Ensure that EGA Principles are applied/respected in Programs from design stage (Standard Process Deployment to layout, work content, cardboard workshop activities, validation of :
- (Equipment design, MFID, process layout, packaging, etc. in accordance with EGA principles)
- Provide, according to needs, EGA knowledge and skills to the plant team, in their correct daily use of the EGA standards (through training and coaching activities)
- Propose EGA training plan by function to plants/division according the PIP and the gap to EGA skills requirement.
- Support the Plant Manager for new plants: in EGA deployment plan definition, implementation & tracking
- Be an active change agent within sites, by cultivating an EGA & Lean Manufacturing mind set.
2. Accountable within the MOD cost budget for the construction & achievement of an efficient plant productivity plan, through “MOD cost management” & “MOD cost improvement”
- MOD Cost Management by plant:
- Ensure routings and coefficient data management for standard labor cost accuracy.
- Contribute to MOD budget construction by validating the analysis the total DL cost breakdown based on DLE, DLP and the productivity plan.
- Ensure DLE/DLP tracking process by using the P&L. Contribute to closing the direct labor cost gap, through budget analysis and detailed action plan.
- Ensure that Plants create conditions to meet SW adherence (training, rigor and discipline application)
- MOD cost improvement:
- Validate and review systematically the Plant Productivity Plans with Plant Managers
- Contribute and coach on the correct tool selection and effective implementation. (Such as 5 hoshin Basics, DLE/DLP levers assessment etc, linked to KPIs measuring Labor performance).
3. Pilot and animate the EGA & P network within their perimeter as well as participating in the EGA Global activities
- Liaise with Global Experts to ensure knowledge of Group Standards and best practices are developed
- Manage Division/own perimeter EGA network through meetings, trainings, projects, sharing best practices,..).
- Ensure the assessment, training and development of the Plant EGA&P network
- Participate in the selection and validation process of the Plant EGA&P Manager and ensure succession plans exist for EGA positions within his/her perimeter
Qualifications
Education & Experience
Education & Experience
- Recommended five years of TPS (or equivalent) practice at Plant level.
- Recognized experience and ability to improve process KPIs in a plant by using EGA principles.
- Proven experience in a management/ leadership role in a plant.
- Previous working experience of program environment (PLTL, PMS) is a plus.
- Minimum education level- Master’s Degree.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Coaching and influencing/ persuasion skills.
- Developed communication skills, ability to negotiate mainly internally and often at higher levels.
- Continuous improvement mind-set and ability to master change.
- Full P&L (and levers for P&L improvement) understanding.
- Fluent English language knowledge (written and spoken).
- Problem diagnosis and analytic skills to understand contexts and define/ support the definition of action plans.
- Customer and business understanding: ability to understand and manage the different customer requirements and work within matrix environment.
- Experience working within the Toyota production system (TPS) or similar environment.
- Working knowledge of TPS tools including ability to lead and execute the tools on.
- Knowledge of business management software
- Finance, customer service, production, and employee management
- Budgeting skills
