Lean Expert

Lean Expert

Job Description

The site is undergoing a LEAN transformation to make it a simpler, faster and even more customer centric organisation. The LEAN transformation will accelerate performance improvement and strengthen capabilities to deliver on its strategic priorities. LEAN is how we deliver for our people, patients, and consumers.

The Cork LEAN Expert role will be part of the team responsible for the design, adoption, and execution of the LEAN transformation roadmap for the Cork site reporting to the LEAN & Digital Director. The LEAN team is responsible for developing and deploying the LEAN behaviors, principles, standards, and tools across the GEHC PDx network to drive tangible business value.

This role is critical to driving the Cultural Change required to move Cork to a true LEAN organisation. The role requires hands-on experience applying Lean/driving results through continuous improvement and will be a contributing leader to the overall success of the program.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Provide overall LEAN leadership to key areas of Cork business and drive the LEAN transformation by:
• Serving as a champion, coach, mentor for change by influencing teams to better understanding and adopt lean principles, problem-solving methodologies, digital adaptation and ultimately fostering a culture of change and servant leadership
• Partnering with business stakeholders to identify, prioritize and execute improvement opportunities through Kaizen
• Driving the execution of Kaizens and LEAN events to deliver on the Continuous Improvement plan
• Co-own event charter, metrics, scope, required pre-work and event execution plan
• Establish and execute a roadmap to build, implement and measure Standard Work (SW) across all business partner’s processes
• Define and prioritize processes and owners
• Train teams on standard work and define KPIs that demonstrate process health
• Establish and drive sustainment of Daily Management across the business partner’s processes
• Support across all levels of the Management System
• Establish and drive sustainment of Daily Management across the business partner’s processes
• Ensure proper training and coaching for effective daily management and a true embrace the red” culture.
• The position will be a demonstrated leader in Lean methods and will act as a role model for ‘Lean mindset’ across the entire PDx business
• ‘Hands on’ approach in demonstrating application of Lean tools: Our Core 4 (Problem Solving, Daily Management, Standard Work, Action plans).
• Familiarity with various manufacturing process technologies – MES, EBR, AI
• Ideally familiar with driving change in regulated environments (e.g., FDA)

• Solid experience in roles responsible for operations, transformation and/or quality
• Bachelor’s degree in any technical or analytical domain with a preference for Supply Chain Manufacturing related degrees (Business, Economics, Engineering) or equivalent
• Experience in highly regulated industries
• Improvement mindset is essential, understands LEAN toolset with proven results
• Ability to facilitate and conduct Kaizen events
• Proven success in leading significant business process improvement
• Demonstrated leadership, ability to shape and drive transformational change
• Ability to drive and manage change in a matrix environment
• LEAN/Six Sigma trained with the ability to apply tools and process rigor

• Strategic mindset with hands-on approach
• Customer focused with emphasis on Voice of Customer and Customer Impact
• Outstanding communication ability across all levels of the business and between all functions with the ability to grow cross functional relationships and to influence outside of immediate sphere of control
• Tenacity/Passion/Determination – driven to chase the end goal and to drive the site performance forwards
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Intellectually curious, open minded and creative problem solver
• Motivated to achieve results through teamwork and cross functional collaboration