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The Sherwin-Williams Company
Location : Spain, Spain
Job Category : Other
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01.04.2025
Expiry Date : 16.05.2025
Job Description :
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
The Area Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for supporting the facilities in the region in the creation and implementation of Sherwin Williams CI culture. The Area CI Manager works closely with various manufacturing or distribution sites to understand current state processes and improve on them to attain monetary, time, or moral benefits. This resource will be the main point of contact for coaching and training of CI strategies and needs for the facilities or operational areas.
* Increase the transparency of Operations by ensuring robust measurement of losses for all areas of Operations and generation of appropriate loss trees.
* Increase productivity within Operations by leading usage of the appropriate lean tools, six sigma methodology, etc. such as value stream mapping, 5S, Kanban to eliminate losses such as delay, duplication, unnecessary movement, unclear communication, incorrect inventory, and product defects.
* Undertake pillar training and leadership of the Standard Work program.
* Collaborate with the facilities to execute the different pillar certifications of the Standard Work program.
* Coach the operational teams in continuous improvement techniques and help them cascade this approach to their teams to develop a proactive continuous improvement culture.
* Help ensure that ownership of work is allocated in a manageable fashion to ensure the culture.
* Develop training programmes and undertake training in the use of continuous improvement tools.
* Challenge the production team to ensure appropriate momentum of improvement.
* Create reports for the facilities to identify areas of opportunity and execute on improvements.
* Assist facilities with the maintenance of their respective continuous improvement projects in the Onbase database.
* Assist sites with analysis and improvement of current processes.
* Assist sites with scoping of CI projects.
* Ensure the proper communication of goals and processes to meet the SW standards.
* Participate in design reviews for projects.
* Review implementation requirements to understand site personnel or resource requirements and negotiate with the involved areas.
* Build and lead the implementation plans for each specific facility to maintain the 5-year plans for Standard Work and other CI initiatives.
* Promote and share best practices – A key aspect of the Regional Team.
* Drive towards standardization where at all possible to ensure better sharing of equipment, parts, and knowledge going forward.
* Assist facilities with process issues as needed.
* Analyze production work trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
* Create reports for sites / regions as needed through the analytics tools like OBIEE or Business Objects.
* Audit sites for certification or sustainability of CI certifications.
* Partner with Area Controllers or Area Directors to prioritize the needs of the facilities.
* Encourage a ‘management by fact’ mindset.
Principal Accountabilities :
* Ensure effective communication and understanding of the CI goals and strategies.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
FORMAL EDUCATION :
* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering field or equivalent professional qualification.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE :
* Organized, excellent communication skills, goal-oriented, team player.
* Preferred : Continuous Improvement Background (Six Sigma or Lean).
TECHNICAL / SKILL REQUIREMENTS :
* Project experience of continuous improvement working using and coaching CI tools and techniques.
* Experience of using the TPM framework for improvement within a factory.
* Experience of working in a consumer goods manufacturing environment.
* Strong financial and commercial awareness, with a good understanding of all functional areas within the business.
* Demonstration of strong leadership through influencing and coaching; ability to communicate to all levels; energetic passion for creative but appropriate improvement; enthusiasm and patience to develop others; objective analytical style; a strong teamwork ethic.
* 2 years manufacturing experience.
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Area Continuous Improvement Manager, Spain Client :
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Location : Spain, Spain
Job Category : Other
EU work permit required :
Job Views :
Posted :
01.04.2025
Expiry Date : 16.05.2025
Job Description :
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
The Area Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for supporting the facilities in the region in the creation and implementation of Sherwin Williams CI culture. The Area CI Manager works closely with various manufacturing or distribution sites to understand current state processes and improve on them to attain monetary, time, or moral benefits. This resource will be the main point of contact for coaching and training of CI strategies and needs for the facilities or operational areas.
Major Tasks Performed :
* Increase the transparency of Operations by ensuring robust measurement of losses for all areas of Operations and generation of appropriate loss trees.
* Increase productivity within Operations by leading usage of the appropriate lean tools, six sigma methodology, etc. such as value stream mapping, 5S, Kanban to eliminate losses such as delay, duplication, unnecessary movement, unclear communication, incorrect inventory, and product defects.
* Undertake pillar training and leadership of the Standard Work program.
* Collaborate with the facilities to execute the different pillar certifications of the Standard Work program.
* Coach the operational teams in continuous improvement techniques and help them cascade this approach to their teams to develop a proactive continuous improvement culture.
* Help ensure that ownership of work is allocated in a manageable fashion to ensure the culture.
* Develop training programmes and undertake training in the use of continuous improvement tools.
* Challenge the production team to ensure appropriate momentum of improvement.
* Create reports for the facilities to identify areas of opportunity and execute on improvements.
* Assist facilities with the maintenance of their respective continuous improvement projects in the Onbase database.
* Assist sites with analysis and improvement of current processes.
* Assist sites with scoping of CI projects.
* Ensure the proper communication of goals and processes to meet the SW standards.
* Participate in design reviews for projects.
* Review implementation requirements to understand site personnel or resource requirements and negotiate with the involved areas.
* Build and lead the implementation plans for each specific facility to maintain the 5-year plans for Standard Work and other CI initiatives.
* Promote and share best practices – A key aspect of the Regional Team.
* Drive towards standardization where at all possible to ensure better sharing of equipment, parts, and knowledge going forward.
* Assist facilities with process issues as needed.
* Analyze production work trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
* Create reports for sites / regions as needed through the analytics tools like OBIEE or Business Objects.
* Audit sites for certification or sustainability of CI certifications.
* Partner with Area Controllers or Area Directors to prioritize the needs of the facilities.
* Encourage a ‘management by fact’ mindset.
Principal Accountabilities :
1. Ensure effective communication and understanding of the CI goals and strategies.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
FORMAL EDUCATION :
2. Bachelor's Degree in Engineering field or equivalent professional qualification.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE :
3. Organized, excellent communication skills, goal-oriented, team player.
4. Preferred : Continuous Improvement Background (Six Sigma or Lean).
TECHNICAL / SKILL REQUIREMENTS :
5. Project experience of continuous improvement working using and coaching CI tools and techniques.
6. Experience of using the TPM framework for improvement within a factory.
7. Experience of working in a consumer goods manufacturing environment.
8. Strong financial and commercial awareness, with a good understanding of all functional areas within the business.
9. Demonstration of strong leadership through influencing and coaching; ability to communicate to all levels; energetic passion for creative but appropriate improvement; enthusiasm and patience to develop others; objective analytical style; a strong teamwork ethic.
10. 2 years manufacturing experience.
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16. MS Visio
17. Oracle / eAM
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20. Minitab
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