Lean Manufacturing Lead

About Franke

We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Foodservice Systems division is a world-leading supplier of kitchen facilities, equipment and supplies solutions. As a full system manufacturer, distributor and program management partner, we supply global chains in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store and supermarket segments, helping to manage unit growth and upgrade their facilities.

About the job

Lead the FRANKE Continuous Improvement System deployment, training and mentoring at the plant level. Main job duties center on the creation and implementation of Lean tool and Six Sigma strategies and robust problem-solving techniques, which will lead to improvements in plant margins, product delivery performance, employee safety and reductions in product/process variation. This position is also responsible for leading the execution and deployment of robust manufacturing processes and continuous improvement/manufacturing efficiency initiatives across the organization. Provides leadership in executing the organization’s strategic plan.

Your tasks

• Works through the leadership team to lead the development and implementation of the site FRANKE Continuous Improvement System strategy, actions, and cross functional activities.
•  Provides site Lean and Six Sigma training and mentoring.
•  Conducts Continuous Improvement System assessments and identifies performance gaps. Works through the leadership team to prioritize improvement activities and close gaps.
•  Conducts Self Operational Assessment to drive short-term and long-term business improvements.
•  Utilizes Lean and Six Sigma tools to eliminate waste driving customer satisfaction, cost reduction, and improved working capital performance.
•  Works through site leadership to lead the site Continuous Improvement and corporate Lean initiatives and reporting.
•  Assists in improvement activities including training, mentoring, facilitating VSM boot camps, RIEs, Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, tool deployment, benchmarking, etc.
•  Leads in the development of methods and practices to reduce manufacturing variation and support in the development and launch of new products, processes and services.
•  Analyzes organizational metrics and performs managerial reviews to evaluate results and recommends action plans to close gaps at an operational level.
•  Coordinates and assists with corporate initiatives, participating on teams in order to drive best practices across Franke sites
•  Manages plant cost-out activities.
•  Drives complete employee engagement and enhancement of problem-solving knowledge at all levels.
•  Member of the plant leadership team in the advancement of the organization in Franke Business Excellence.
•  Develops, gathers and analyzes key organizational quality metrics related to the Plant Balanced Scorecard and performs periodical reviews to evaluate trends and results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required.
• 5 years of proven CI and Lean Manufacturing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bilingual English/ Spanish.
• Microsoft Office Suite, Autocad 2D, Oracle and Power BI.
• Black Belt or Lean certified.
• Understanding of the linkages between functions, impact of functional decisions downstream and how multiple functions work within a value stream.
• Demonstrate experience in Lean Manufacturing (5S, Standard Work, VSM, etc.)- Demonstrated experience in the deployment and implementation of a manufacturing system to achieve Operational Excellence.
•  Demonstrated knowledge and experience in continuous improvement methods, strategic management and project management.
• Excellent communication skills, proven capability to lead changes in a team environment.
• Thorough understanding of problem-solving methodologies used in determining root cause and formulating corrective action.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Franke Quality Management System - Demonstrated analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Knowledge of manufacturing principles and technical specifications to support plant competencies.

What we offer you

Competitive salary and comprehency salary.

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