Lean Manufacturing Lead - Automotive Ops (Mossel Bay)

Placements24; South Africa; Vor Ort; ZAR 700.000 - 1.000.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Lean Manufacturing Specialist for our Mossel Bay facility. You will drive continuous improvement by embedding lean principles across operations, leading 5S, Kaizen events, and value stream mapping to eliminate waste and improve productivity and costs.

You will train teams, develop metrics, and standardize processes to sustain gains. This role offers a frontline opportunity to shape operational excellence in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifikationen

• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing programs (5S, Kaizen, VSM, JIT).
• Identify and eliminate waste across production and support processes.
• Facilitate lean workshops and training for staff at all levels.
• Develop and track metrics for lean implementation success.
• Standardize work processes for Mossel Bay operations.
• Drive continuous improvement culture and empower teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead the implementation and ongoing management of Lean Manufacturing programs (5S, Kaizen events, VSM, JIT).
• Identify and eliminate muda in all forms across production and supporting processes.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions for employees on lean concepts.
• Develop and track metrics such as lead time, inventory turns, and productivity.
• Support development and standardization of work processes for Mossel Bay operations.
• Champion continuous improvement culture and empower teams to solve problems with lean methodologies.

Kenntnisse

Lean manufacturing

5S

Kaizen

Value stream mapping

JIT

Waste reduction

Training workshops

Metrics tracking

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Lean Manufacturing Specialist for our Mossel Bay facility. You will drive continuous improvement by embedding lean principles across operations, leading 5S, Kaizen events, and value stream mapping to eliminate waste and improve productivity and costs.

You will train teams, develop metrics, and standardize processes to sustain gains. This role offers a frontline opportunity to shape operational excellence in a manufacturing setting.