IL6S Jr Manager
About The Position
This role is accountable for designing, deploying, and sustaining the IL6S system to maximize operational performance and equipment reliability. This role drives loss elimination (Identification, Eradication & Prevention), builds IL6S capabilities across lines, and ensures alignment between IL6S pillar strategy and site productivity targets (Gross Productivity & OGSM). Acts as a technical expert, change agent, and capability builder to drive zero breakdowns, zero defects, and zero accidents. You help implement the operational excellence program in a specific function and/or for cross-functional continuous improvement (CI) projects. You are not only responsible for applying CI tools and techniques for problem solving and performance improvement but more importantly, you help employees improve their CI skills and build their self-sufficiency.
Requirements
- Experience implementing CI processes (e.g. TPM for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma in the consumer goods industry)
- Strong facilitation and communication skills
- Experience in change management processes
- Logical thinking and capacity to influence
- Results oriented and prepared to deal with ambiguity
- Experience such as: continuous improvement manager, team leader roles, area manager
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma certification is preferred
Responsibilities
- Manage and direct colleagues and activities on the line to meet overall performance objectives.
- Loss Identification: Define and build E2E data collection capabilities thru system owner. Build loss intelligence capabilities for daily understanding with Process Engineers and area support.
- Conduct Quarterly & Yearly Loss Analysis for plant productivity commitments.
- Identify Non-Value Activities through WPI tool.
- Define GE, Waste, and Gross Productivity glidepaths.
- Track IL6S KPIs/KAIs (MTBF, MTTR, MTBB, OEE/GE).
- Deploy visual management systems and organize periodic performance reviews.
- Report impact and savings to leadership.
- Loss Eradication: Manage basic eradication tools (Ideas Kaizen, RCA) with SWP Owner.
- Train and coach on advanced eradication tools for chronic losses (12 Steps, DMAIC).
- Lead Work Process Improvement for NVA (SMED, Makigami, VSM).
- Facilitate Kaizen events related to equipment reliability and losses.
- Execute Waste & GE Governance at front line with Process Engineers.
- Co-own E2E Productivity Governance with Financial Plant Leader.
- Loss Prevention & IL6S System Deployment: Lead implementation of IL6S pillars SWP at front line.
- Own Replication Governance and audit systems.
- Develop and ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and SWP connections across pillars.
- Deploy and standardize Autonomous Maintenance (AM) steps through SWP.
- Provide feedback on Preventive and Predictive Maintenance strategies through AM Steps.
- IL6S Capability Building: Train and coach teams on TPM/IL6S methodologies.
- Train operation members on equipment basic care and inspection.
- Define and develop technical skills matrices.
- Build internal TPM/IL6S champions.
- Develop frontline ownership of equipment and processes.
- Safety & Quality Integration: Ensure maintenance processes support zero accidents through HSE tools.
- Integrate Quality Maintenance to prevent defect generation through QM tools.
- Support early equipment management for new installations.
- Provide training on CI tools and techniques to help drive teams through CI cycles.
- Coach employees to help them achieve their targets.
- Identify process improvement needs with department leads, facilitate sessions and support execution of newly established improvements.
- Once improvements are done, validate outcome benefits and support creation of new standards and qualification of members into new working processes.
- Benchmark externally, ensuring where relevant that best practice and new tools are deployed in collaboration with internal partners.
Benefits
- health insurance
- wellness and family support programs
- life and disability insurance
- retirement savings plans
- paid leave programs
- education related programs
- enhanced vacation and holiday entitlements
- highly competitive bonus program with a target of 10% with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
