Kaizen Facilitator

Position: 5S Kaizen Facilitator
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.