Lean specialist

NOVIDEA, s.r.o.

Place of work
District Poprad
Contract type
full-time
Start date
upon an agreement
Wage (gross)
upon an agreement

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Implementation of Lean management and Lean tools, continuous improvement throughout the factory:
- Analyzing manufacturing process flows
- Value stream mapping for all processes
- Lead and facilitate lean driven events throughout the value streams that deliver breakthrough process improvements
- Drive change in culture towards one of continuous improvement and lean principles
- Implement continuous improvement projects to address quality, material flow, through-put and productivity improvements and contribute to the success the lean manufacturing effort
- Analyzing manufacturing process flows continually for the enhancements of quality, cost reduction and output
- Provide plant-wide, engineered operational analysis and production support to manufacturing which will result in lowering product cost, improving labor performance, cycle times, eliminating bottlenecks and improving throughput levels
- Apply lean tools in the manufacturing environment. Analyze current work methods and processes for manufacturing operations by job functions and identify opportunities for improvement using Kaizen, shop floor management tools, and other continuous improvement tools
- Through time study analysis and methods development, quantify and qualify labor standards down to the operation level; make comparisons to actual for variance reviews
- Utilise appropriate Lean tools to create process stability and flow within the manufacturing processes
- Develop team member skills in the area of problem solving and continuous impro- vement
- Actively support the sustainment and improvement of the Visual Factory, Standard Work, Kaizen, Asset Care, Line and Process design, Capacity Planning, Line Balancing, Production Leveling, and Pull systems
- Work with the New Product Introductions Group to incorporate lean principles in product and process design and development
- Actively promote the use of the DMAIC framework for all reengineering type activities
- Leads preventive and predictive maintenance efforts to maximize plant uptime and reduce maintenance costs while improving reliability, quality and productivity
- Co-operation by the preparation of the investment plans and costs of the department
- Co-operation by the definition of the material flow in line, definition of the way of the storage, and manipulation of the materials and production components
- Co-operation by the increase of the ergonomics of the working spaces, as well as by the protection of the environment, and working safety in line with the valid legislation and the inter-company directives
- Apply all the required environmental, health and safety standards

Employee perks, benefits

Work in international environment, opportunity to contribute company´s further development, career advancement, competitive salary and benefits.

Information about the selection process

Please send cover letter and your CV in english to email address fo personnel agency NOVIDEA, s.r.o. Please put the job position you are interested in into the subject of your e-mail.
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Company on whose behalf the position is being filled

Machinery industry

Our client is international production company.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

A Bachelor or Master Degree in one of these fields or similar: Lean Opera-tions, Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering, Production / Supply Chain Management, Lean black belt qualification or similar is desirable but not essential. Minimum 1 year prior experience in a similar position in a middle-sized or large company, assignments in various manufacturing departments will be considered an asset. Experience with automation controls, mechanical and process engineering considered a plus
Knowledge of the assembly manufacturing and logistic concepts, lean principles, experienced in data collection and root cause analysis, Lean manufacturing, Poka Yoke, KAIZEN, 5S, KANBAN, TPM, Milk Run, Six Sigma. IT skills and MS Office skills, Microsoft Project, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, AUTO CAD. Upper intermediate in English.
Good interpersonal communication, responsibility, ability to to prioritize multiple projects, work collaboratively in a cross-functional team and to work in the plant reacting to prob-lems and improvements/solutions. Strong Leadership Skills, technical thinking and problem solving attitude

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Brief description of the company

Personnel agency NOVIDEA, ltd, Poprad, Slovakia

The company is a holder of a licence to offer recruitment services.

Number of employees

3-4 employees
ID: 1910804  Dátum zverejnenia: 27.10.2014  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: upon an agreement