Lean Practitioner Skills Tutor

Lean and Continuous Improvement expert with significant Skills Tutoring experience on the market now looking for £33k+ Perm role – Midlands based

With over 20 years occupational experience in the lean manufacturing sector. They have exceptional experience and are now looking for their next challenge.

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They have:

Developed Standard Work training plans for manufacturing staff Developed Standard Work & Refresher audits against training plans Conducted Standard Work & Refresher audits

Developed photographic library for Manufacturing Training Department Joint responsibility for conducting week long manufacturing Kaizen workshops

Engineering Project Manager – November 2021 – Six month short term contract

Responsible for

Developing, monitoring & updating project timing plans against clear project directives Tracking, reporting & facilitating the resolution of ‘Open Issues’ both internally & externally Project expenditure and directly tracking costs against defined objectives

Building working relationships with key suppliers

Product & process improvement workshops including the development of standardised processes

Business Improvement Specialist – January 2018 – October 2021

Coaching & training manufacturing personnel in Lean Manufacturing tools & techniques Responsible for overseeing lean tools implementation with best results of:

Implementing standard operations in work place areas with 10% improvement in Right First Time quality Introduced safety audits resulting in 20% increase in Near Miss reporting & 3% reduction in reportable incidents 8D Problem Solving training with 25% improvement in root cause closures

Responsible for workplace floor layouts & waste elimination with 30% transport & 20% inventory reductions

Business Improvement Consultant – 4 years 

Consultancy role working with different industry sectors incl:

Automotive suppliers, public transport, motorcycle manufacture, construction equipment manufacture & education

Delivered 8D problem solving with the most significant increase in root cause closure rate from 30% to 80% Conducted Skills & Quality Mapping (SQMA) technique in identifying Business Critical & High Risk skills shortages Direct involvement in Process FMEA’s with construction industry customers

Facilitator of Continuous Improvement workshops at 5 customer sites

Responsible for developing and implementing Standardised working processes at construction industry suppliers returning reductions in reject & transport waste of 25% & 15% respectively

Introduced & enforced Safety audits at 4 customer sites increasing Near Miss reporting by an average of 50% with a 5% reduction in accidents

Responsible for all Lean based training courses delivered to manufacturing & support functions at customer sites.

Introduced Lean into manufacturing areas and implemented Standard operations reducing damage by 20% Introduced Best Practice cultural change techniques

Responsible for manufacturing area floor plans & implementation of new 5S & Visual Management standards Introduced Safety and Waste audits into manufacturing & support functions

Responsible for ‘On the job’ coaching of all manufacturing staff with a 50% increase in production rate Increased OEE from 50% to 75% as a result of production rate improvements

Reduced motion waste by 40% as a result of new layouts & 5S introduction

10 years in a  Lean Implementation Co-Ordinator role

Developed and delivered all Lean based training including a 5 day interactive course for all staff Supported Continuous Improvement & achieved a 50% increase in ideas & workplace implementation Introduced Visual Management standards & 5S for all manufacturing and office areas

Coached and supported 8D problem solving resolution with root cause closure rates increasing from 50% to 90% Designed Standard Work template & coached manufacturing staff in their deployment across 50 work stations Trained 1,500 people in Lean techniques

Supporting all workplace coaching in the implementation of lean tools & techniques

Developed strong relationships which successfully encouraged and supported cultural transformation Responsible for designing & delivering all shop floor team building workshops

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To find out more about my candidate please contact me on 0161 320 3793