Operational Excellence / Lean Director

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

Job summary

Harry Walsh Associates Ltd. in Cork seeks a strategic Lean Operations leader to partner with site leadership and drive Lean & Heartbeat deployment across the Cork manufacturing site.

You will advance Daily Management Systems, problem solving processes, and leader standard work to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people outcomes. You will coach leaders at all levels, facilitate adoption of Lean and HB operating practices, and foster disciplined execution and sustained cultural change

Qualifications

• Degree with experience in Lean, OpEx, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Continuous Improvement leadership roles.
• Proven success leading Lean transformations in complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience implementing and sustaining Daily Management Systems.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in Lean methodologies: Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, PSP, Leader Standard Work, and performance management systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Cork site leadership to drive Lean & Heartbeat deployment and strengthen continuous improvement capabilities.
• Serve as a strategic member of the SLT and advance Lean principles, DMS, PSP, Kaizen, VSM, and Leader Standard Work.
• Coach leaders at all levels to enable disciplined execution and sustainable cultural and operational consistency.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Standard Work

Visual Management

Problem Solving Process

Leader Standard Work

Daily Management Systems

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Lean/Manufacturing/Engineering

Job description

Opportunity to join well established FDA global manufacturing organisation in Cork

Responsible for partnering with site leadership to drive Lean & Heartbeat (HB) deployment and strengthen continuous improvement capabilities across the Cork mfg. site.

This role serves as a strategic member to the SLT and is accountable for advancing Lean principles, Daily Management Systems (DMS), Problem Solving Process (PSP), Kaizen, VSM, Standard work and Leader standard work, capability development, and performance improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people outcomes

Coach leaders at all levels, facilitate the adoption of Lean & HB operating practices, and enable sustainable cultural and operational consistency through disciplined execution and leader engagement. Function: Lean Operations, Integrated Supply Chain, Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (ISC PDx)

• Relevant third level degree with exp. 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.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong expertise in Lean methodologies, including: Kaizen Value Stream Mapping Standard Work Visual Management PSP Root Cause Analysis Leader Standard Work Performance Mgmt. Systems