OPEX Manager

Mission: The ideal candidate for this position will support the business leaders to define the Operational Strategy. Train and develop the knowledge of all members of the Company (from Company Managers to Operators). Lead workshops to identify value capture and implement sustainable change. Define and prioritize action plans for all areas and drive the business to achieve the potential benefits. Collaborate with production using lean manufacturing and six sigma tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support Plant Strategic Development and Performance Evaluation

Support the Plant Manager in the development of the Plant Strategy, aligned to the Plant Performance, Industrial Targets and AIS Objectives. Support objectives setting process for Company Managers by carrying out Analysis of the Plant Performance vs the Plant Strategy and identifying priorities and quantifying opportunities to achieve the expected result. Support the Company managers in Analysis of business and departmental metrics, identification of gaps and development of improvement actions. Participate in Kamishibai audits. Support implementation of AMT. To conduct weekly and monthly KPIs analysis. Participate in Annual Management review with Action plan development.

• Operational excellence and continues to improve culture development within the plant

Support Plant and Department Managers in building a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence by promoting employee engagement, involvement, and empowerment. Provide training and guidance to employees on operational excellence concepts, tools, and methodologies. Lead and facilitate operational excellence initiatives within the Plant, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives. To lead and oversee IDEA Tool. Stay up to date with industry trends, technologies, and best practices related to operational excellence and process improvement in the automotive sector.

• Lean Antolin Industrial system (AIS) implementation, maintenance and improvement

To Lead with Plant manager AIS implementation "Roadmap", Key Elements Deployment and Action plans. To lead AIS tools implementation through Workshops and Training Activities. To know, master and be the lead of AIS in the plant. To provide support to any user with questions about AIS at any level. (Plant Manager, Managers, supervisors and operators). To make a quick and efficient link with the right AIS expertise within the organization. To conduct awareness and Tool Specific training of AIS to users according to their needs and inline AIS Academy trainer/ library matrix.

• Conduct analysis of operations, lead improvement and cost reduction activities

To Lead Improvement (KAIZEN) Workshops to generate Improvement ideas and drive cost reduction, including identification of wastes and quantify improvement potential on Direct Labour, materials, inventory, surface. Analyse potential, propose and support the development and implementation of standard functional instructions, operating procedures and work instructions to ensure consistency and adherence to best practices. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, resolve operational and quality issues, improve productivity and implement corrective actions. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, including but not only BOM and Method improvement, MOD Efficiency, Material consumption deviations, NQC to assess the effectiveness of implemented improvement initiatives and plan additional actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 3-5 years' experience in applying lean manufacturing principles
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong analytical, multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Identify trends
• Professional and effective communication and representation skills.
• Must be very organized and detail oriented with an emphasis on accuracy.
• Manage time effectively.
• Ability to manage process improvement projects across its lifecycle
• Problem solving and critical reasoning skills
• Advanced knowledge and ability to analyze, synthesize data across multiple data sources
• Teamwork, Leadership capabilities
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) Basic