lean manager

Code 2421.4

Lean managers plan and manage lean programs in different business units of an organisation. They drive and coordinate continuous improvements projects aimed at achieving manufacturing efficiency, optimise workforce productivity, generate business innovation and realise transformational changes impacting on operations and business processes, and report on results and progresses to the company management. They contribute to the creation of a continuous improvement culture within the company, and they are responsible for developing and training a team of lean experts.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • root cause analysis
  • SMED
  • lean manufacturing
  • continuous improvement philosophies
  • project management
  • 5S methodology
  • six sigma methods
  • leadership principles
  • production processes

Skills and competences

  • analyse business processes
  • animar a los equipos de trabajo a que procuren mejorar continuamente
  • manage corrective actions
  • liaise with managers
  • define organisational standards
  • lead process optimisation
  • identificar acciones de mejora
  • identify process improvements
  • report on overall management of a business
  • motivate employees

Transversal competences

  • act reliably
  • adjust priorities
  • analyse production processes for improvement
  • apply change management
  • advise on efficiency improvements
  • set quality assurance objectives
  • manage production changeovers
  • manage medium term objectives
  • manage a team
  • teamwork principles

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