What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Manager position at Halma plc?
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
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- Process Improvement:
- Identify and implement process improvements across manufacturing and supply chain operations:
- Efficient process flow
- Lead time reductions
- Inventory control & supply / demand modeling
- Ensure process enhancements align with quality standards and regulatory compliance, collaborating with the quality team
- Partner with industrial engineering (INDUS) to develop and deploy different designed or more automated solutions for producing and packaging parts
- Help develop preventative maintenance cadences to increase uptime and reliability of machines
- Improve efficiency
- Reduce waste
- Reduce cost
- 5S:
- Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
- Everything needs a place with minimums/maximums, labels, and colors
- Reporting & Analytics:
- Develop, track, and report on daily KPIs with visibility on the floor
- Prepare standard and ad-hoc analysis, driving insight on business gaps to plan and benchmarks, supporting future strategic growth
- Regularly update senior leadership on the progress and impact of CI initiatives
- Perform time studies and observe operations to ensure accurate bills of material, work instructions, and routings.
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- Strategic Project Execution:
- Familiar with project management tools and techniques:
- Gantt Charts with milestones and SPAs
- Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, & Kaizen methodologies
- Lead annual hoshin
- Exceptional leadership and team facilitation skills to motivate teams to achieve improvement goals
- Implementation of ERP upgrades
- All other duties as assigned by Manager.
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Expert level proficiency in the use of an ERP system, preferably Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to delegate tasks when assigning workloads
- Expert level of organization and leadership skills
- Expert level communicator and ability to work in a self-directed manner
- Experience in operations or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment (>3 years)