OpEx / 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 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

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