Lean & OpEx Director — Manufacturing Excellence

Harry Walsh Associates Ltd.; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harry Walsh Associates Ltd. in Cork seeks a senior Lean & Operational Excellence Leader to partner with site leadership to deploy Lean and Heartbeat (HB) across the Cork manufacturing site.

You will advance DMS, PSP, Kaizen, VSM, Standard Work and Leader Standard Work while building capability and driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost and people outcomes. This strategic role requires coaching leaders at all levels and sustaining disciplined execution and engagement to embed a

Qualifications

• Relevant third level degree in Lean, OpEx, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Continuous Improvement leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success leading Lean transformations in complex manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience implementing and sustaining Daily Management Systems (DMS).
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong expertise in Lean methodologies including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, PSP, Leader Standard Work, and Performance Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership to drive Lean & Heartbeat deployment across the Cork manufacturing site.
• Serve as a strategic member of the SLT and advance Lean principles, DMS, PSP, Kaizen, VSM, Standard Work, and Leader Standard Work to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people outcomes.
• Coach leaders at all levels and enable sustainable cultural and operational consistency through disciplined execution and leader engagement.

Skills

Lean deployment

OpEx

Manufacturing

Continuous improvement leadership

Facilitation & coaching

Stakeholder management

Lean methodologies

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Standard Work

Education

Relevant third level degree in Lean/OpEx/Manufacturing/Supply Chain/CI leadership

Job description

Harry Walsh Associates Ltd. in Cork seeks a senior Lean & Operational Excellence Leader to partner with site leadership to deploy Lean and Heartbeat (HB) across the Cork manufacturing site.

You will advance DMS, PSP, Kaizen, VSM, Standard Work and Leader Standard Work while building capability and driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost and people outcomes. This strategic role requires coaching leaders at all levels and sustaining disciplined execution and engagement to embed a