Site Operational Excellence / Lean Director

Harry Walsh Associates Ltd.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will advance Lean principles, DMS, PSP, Kaizen, VSM, and Leader Standard Work, coaching leaders and enabling disciplined execution to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost and people outcomes. The role requires strong facilitation and stakeholder management, with a focus on sustaining continuous

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership to drive Lean & Heartbeat deployment across the Cork manufacturing site.
• Serve as a strategic member to the Senior Leadership Team and advance Lean principles and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, delivery, cost and people outcomes.
• Coach leaders at all levels, facilitate adoption of Lean & HB operating practices, and enable sustainable cultural and operational consistency through disciplined execution and leader engagement.

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