Site Operational Excellence / Lean Leader

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

Job summary

Harry Walsh Associates Ltd. in Cork is seeking a Site Operational Excellence / Lean Leader to partner with site leadership and drive Lean & Heartbeat deployment across the Cork manufacturing site.

You will lead Daily Management Systems, Kaizen, VSM, and Leader Standard Work, coaching leaders at all levels to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost while building a sustainable CI culture.

Qualifications

• Relevant third level degree with experience in Lean, OpEx, manufacturing, supply chain, or CI leadership.
• Proven success leading Lean transformations in complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience implementing and sustaining Daily Management Systems.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership to drive Lean & Heartbeat deployment and strengthen CI capabilities.
• Serve as strategic SLT member and advance Lean principles, DMS, PSP, Kaizen, VSM, Standard Work.
• Coach leaders at all levels and enable sustainable cultural and operational consistency.
• Improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people outcomes.
• Lead Leader Standard Work and related performance management systems.

Skills

Lean

OpEx

Manufacturing

Supply Chain

Continuous Improvement

Facilitation

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Standard Work

Visual Management

Problem Solving

Root Cause Analysis

Leader Standard Work

Performance Mgmt Systems

Education

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

Job description

Site Operational Excellence / Lean Leader

Location: Cork Role: Permanent

Details:

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)

Experience

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