Leading manufacturer and designer of custom protective and specialty packaging products requests:
**Manager Operational Excellence**
**Objectives of the position**:
**Key requirements**:
- Optimize ERP effectiveness with focus on plant structure, build of material and perpetual inventory (product costing)
- Diligently participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.. (IT, IT Plataforms, ERP)
- Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value added activities in the process.
- Drive and standardize the identified best practices based on the accord timelines across Mexico region.
- Conduct Industrial Engineering, lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean Continuous Improvement culture throughout the organization
- Provide all operations with real time data analysis and solutions to optimize the operations to improve safety results, KPI's, and financial results.
- Lead initiatives throughout the Region to improve plant performance including Operational Excellence Audits, Monthly Divisional Reviews, Monthly Plant Visits and others as required.
- Track, document, maintain, and ensure site KPI's, wins, trends, training, initiative completion, and other metrics to ensure optimization of the business.
- Document, and communicate division 'best practice' principles, expectations and solutions.
**Qualifications and Requirements**:
- 5+ years in manufacturing (packaging preferred)
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or similar
- Experience managing projects, tasks, dead-lines, and priorities in a fast-paced organization.
- Exhibits critical thinking and problem-solving skills with demonstrated role model skill in software use, computer literacy and communication/customer service.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as facilitate team-based working sessions managing multiple priorities.
- Solid understanding of the production process
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to motivate others.
- Ability to provide direct and actionable feedback.
- Proven success with developing people and teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills including written and oral communications; relationship building as well as presentation skills to present project concepts and manager change at all levels within the company.
- Highly skilled in use of productivity tools
- Knowledge and experience in Lean Culture, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Industrial Processes
- Advanced spoken and written english
- Availability to travel: Travel will be frequent and primarily within the Mexico Division. Out-of-area and overnight travel will be expected. The job operates 50% of the time in the various plant locations throughout Mexico. 50% of the time will be in a professional office environment.
**Benefits**:
- Salary competitive
- Superior benefits, senior medical managers insurance and life Insurance
- Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
- Work zone: This vacancy is available for individuals residing in Guadalajara, Jalisco, or Tijuana, Baja California.
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo
Salario: A partir de $90,000.00 al mes
Horario:
- Turno de 10 horas
Prestaciones:
- Seguro de gastos médicos mayores
- Seguro de vida
Pregunta(s) de postulación:
- What has been your experience in manufacturing?
- Do you have experience in optimizing ERP effectiveness, process improvements, data quality, governance, and operational improvement?"
Experiência:
- Experiência en manufactura: 5 años (Obligatorio)
Idioma:
- Inglés (Obligatorio)
Disponibilidad para viajar:
- 100 % (Deseable)
Lugar de trabajo: On the road