Regional MIC-Lean Manufacturing Manager

Salaried/Skilled Trades NSG Group•Northwood, OH

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for leading the dissemination of lean practices and principles across North America Automotive facilities. The manager will coordinate the creation of training materials, ensure training schedules are met, and develop Lean Manufacturing Leaders at each site. The position drives the use of Lean Manufacturing tools to become an integral part of daily operations, including for operators. The role involves defining and promoting an internal promotion system for tool usage, establishing a consistent FMDS system with regional and plant leadership, and conducting on-site FMDS assessments. Additionally, the manager will develop FMDS leadership to the FLM level, define the 5S process, support 3K OCS activities, and contribute to workforce and supervisor competency development through ME360 assessments. The role also involves developing personnel in data analysis optimization, supervising new specialist onboarding, and conducting workshops and training for the NSG team. Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct is required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience
5-7 years previous experience in glass fabrication (Tempering, Laminating, CBG, Printing, etc)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; experience with Symitar preferred
Ability to mentor and development technical resources in manufacturing sites
Ability to compile and analyze data and prepare reports
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of team members and management
Learning Management System Experience

Nice To Haves

Glass Manufacturing Experiance

Responsibilities

Lead the dissemination of lean practices and principles (DILO, Time & Motion, Spaghetti Chart, 5 Why, MM-Chart, ECRS, FMDS, 5W+1H, SMED, Mura, Value Stream Map, Golden Zone, Work Sampling)
Coordinate creation of all Lean Manufacturing practices/tools training materials in the LMS.
Insure training schedule are communicated and completed
Develop LM Leaders in each site able to implement and train all tools in manufacturing sites.
Drive use of LM tools to become a significant portion of everyones job including some of the operators
Continually promote the use of LM tools in all areas by sharing and recognizing LM activities and successes
Define an internal promotion system to motivate the usage of tools
Define a FMDS system with Regional and Plant leadership that is consistent to the region. Train and support the implementation.
Conduct semiannual FMDS assessments on-site on the implementation of the practices
Develop the leadership of FMDS to the FLM level
Develop and define the 5S process, including GEMBA walks agenda, training, and audit activities.
Support 3K OCS activities by conduction sharing activities between similar sites and activities to maximize regional OCS activities.
Support Workforce and Supervisors competencies as associated with the ME360 assessments
Development of process, quality and specialists personnel in the use of data analysis optimization.
Participation in the ME 360 assessment process.
Supervising the process of onboarding new specialists in accordance with the developed schedule.
Responsible for conducting workshops and training for the NSG team as needed either virtual or in person.
Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
Other duties as assigned