Continuous Improvement Lead

• You will provide clear direction, identify opportunities, and define the organizational structure of projects.

Key Performance Areas:

• Identify, quantify opportunities and issues through analysis of manufacturing site
• Oversee production processes ensuring that production is accurate and cost-effective
• Maintain production targets by ensuring that the required documents products are delivered daily
• Implementation of site efficiency reports and ensure alignment to site business improvement strategic objectives
• Measure, report and monitor efficiencies in the various departments and implement continuous improvements for efficiency improvements
• Conduct process improvement interventions.
• Ensure optimal value add to customer by delivering usable solutions to internal and external customers based on validated information
• Process improvement, such as cycle time improvement, usage of utilities, cost reduction, increase in yield, minimizing waste
• Identifying process inefficiencies and wastes of time, money, materials, and energy.
• Conducts studies in operations to maximize workflow and spatial utilization.
• Ensures facility efficiency and workplace safety
• Ensuring the translation of the business operational strategy into tactical project plans to deliver both tangible and intangible results (including performance improvement, cost reduction, lead time improvement, capability building and cultural change.
• Manage transformation improvement projects and build capability through training and coaching, provide leadership on how to solve problems and improve performance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree/ B. Tech in Industrial Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience delivering on Performance Excellence and continuous improvement methods in a manufacturing environment (Lean, 6sigma, Shingo, TPM, TQM), demonstrating tangible business impact
• Experience in a pharmaceutical environment would be advantageous
• Experience in project management will be advantageous
• Ability to read, write, and interpret documents such as safety rules, standard operating procedures, maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals
• Able to change priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Computer literate with prior experience with MS Office, Microsoft Project and general software technologies
• Previous project management experience and general management experience is necessary.

Core Competencies:

• Good Technical Skills
• Basic business acumen
• Customer Service Orientation
• Able to work shifts and Overtime
• G.M.P Compliance
• Safety Awareness
• Good Mechanical
• Problem solving skills
  
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