Knauf and USG Boral are the leading multinational companies manufactured gypsum, building material products, they have integrated this year offers a compelling value proposition for both Knauf and USG Boral’s customers. Our highly complementary businesses, products, and global footprint position the combined company to better meet the needs of customers.
We are hiring Continuous Improvement Manager to work in HCM City, both office (Dist.1) and plant (Hiep Phuoc Commune, Nha Be Ward, HCMC, with shuttle bus provided). This position will directly report to Plant director and dotted line to regional manager APAC.
Job purposes:
This is senior role that lead the Continuous Improvement plan across the countries (2 offices and 2 factories in North and South).
Lead the development of Continuous Improvement in Knauf Vietnam activities, primarily focused within Industrial performance areas, also provide specialist support to the Manufacturing plants as required, to improve performance, driven by business needs. Ensuring that Continuous Improvement activities are supporting the engagement and empowerment of our employees. In addition to facilitating improvement activities with the teams, all interventions will provide dedicated training activities that ensure that team skills are enhanced when it comes to developmental and process skills.
Job responsibilities:
Analyze Business Processes
• Analyse existing business processes using various methods such as gap analysis or PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) to find opportunities for improvement as well as losses which troubleshoot further to determine root causes.
• Identify, remove, and minimize the impact of manufacturing opportunities through waste elimination, increased capacity, improved efficiency, improved logistics, and reduced complexity.
Develop Strategies
• Act as internal consultants, developing short- and long-term strategies for the organization and incorporating Six Sigma, Agile, and other practices. goal is to facilitate progress and reduce costs for workflow inefficiencies.
Lead Activities
• Lead initiatives that integrate Lean manufacturing, throughout the facility, using continuous improvement (CI) tools such as: Kaizen events, 5S, Six-Sigma, OEE, mistake proofing, etc. to reduce waste, optimize capital assets and improving throughput.
• Develop training and coaching plan, communicate learning points and best practices from improvement projects.
Monitor Progress
• Facilitate Kaizen events with cross-functional teams
• Prepare monthly report for regional manager; communicate and report progress, status to region lean consultant & technical managers for any decisions.
• Prepare technical reports, case study documentation and training manuals. Ensure that a project plan is developed and agreed for each defined project.
Provide Mentorship
• Mentor and train related stakeholders in lean tools and principles.
• Provide guidance to sustain improvement changes.
Job Requirements:
Education:
Bachelor degree: Industrial Engineering/Technical major or any related majors.
Relevant Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in similar role in FDI manufacturing companies
Green Belt in 6 Sigma Certified
Knowledge & skills:
Technical expertise – it’s essential for continuous improvement managers to have a firm understanding of process improvement techniques and experience applying these if they are to make organizational changes
Organization skills – continuous improvement managers spearhead both the planning and implementation stages of multiple projects, so they must be organized and committed to meeting deadlines
Leadership skills – more than supervisors, continuous improvement managers are coaches and company game-changers, inspiring other team members to give their best effort and setting the direction for many initiatives
Analytical thinking – continuous improvement managers critically evaluate individual processes and projects, then synthesize their insights to arrive at a summary of overall organizational status
Communication skills – being able to speak, listen, and write well is important, as continuous improvement managers often hold presentations, facilitate meetings and trainings, and create reports
Khu công nghiệp Hiệp Phước - Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park, Đường 1, Hiệp Phước, Nhà Bè, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam