Position Description:
- Drive continuous improvement, operational efficiency excellence by collaboration with site cross-functional teams to develop, implement sustain OpEx programs, methodologies culture in alignment with both site objectives global OpEx standards.
- Leverage ELOS (Elanco Operation System) to enhance People, Safety, Quality, Delivery Cost performance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Functions, Duties, Tasks:
Site OpEx Strategy & Deployment:
- Develop execute the sites OpEx strategy roadmap, aligned with corporate goals.
- Identify, prioritize, lead Value Office initiatives focused on cost reduction, waste elimination, process optimization.
- Align site-level OpEx initiatives with global OpEx standards, goals, benchmarks.
- Act as the primary OpEx ambassadat the site, ensuring clear communication engagement.
Continuous Improvement Culture & Capability Building:
- Champion a proactive culture of continuous improvement (Kaizen) problem-solving across all site functions.
- Design deliver training programs on Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, other OpEx tools to build internal capabilities.
- Mentcoach team members, from frontline associates to managers, to build CI expertise.
- Facilitate Kaizen events, workshops, value stream mapping sessions to drive rapid improvements.
- Mentcoach site employees, including team leaders managers, in OpEx methodologies.
Process Optimization & Performance Management:
- inefficiencies, quality issues.
- Implement visual management systems standard work to ensure process stability control.
- Drive improvements in PSQDC through data-driven decision making.
- Ensure adherence to global OpEx reporting standards systems.
Leadership & Collaboration:
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, TSMS, HR.
- Serve as the key liaison between the site the global OpEx team, sharing best practices leveraging global resources.
- Support the Site Head in operational planning strategy execution.
- Report regularly to site leadership on the progress, savings, health of the OpEx program.
Sustainability & Standardization
- Ensure improvements are standardized, documented, sustained through robust control plans.
- Support audits reviews to ensure compliance with internal external OpEx requirements.
Financial Stewardship & Cost Management:
- Lead initiatives to identify eliminate non-value-added costs, directly contributing to the sites financial targets.
- Partner with Finance to quantify validate the financial benefits of all continuous improvement projects.
Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/training, required certifications):
- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in operations, manufacturing, process improvement roles, with at least 2 years in an OpEx/Continuous Improvement leadership position.
- Proven track record of leading successful OpEx/Lean transformations in an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Strong project portfolio demonstrating quantifiable improvements in operational financial metrics.
- Bacheldegree above, engineering pharmaceutical background is preferred
- Good knowledge in GMP HSE.
Additional Preferences:
- Green Belt equivalent
- Certified PMP
Other Information:
- Working time: Daily working time. Evening time fmeetings with people who are in different time zone.
- Location: Wusi Site
- Travel to internal sites is needed.
Skills & Knowledge:
- Expert knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, other continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, change management skills.
- Strong analytical problem-solving abilities with proficiency in data analysis tools.
- Ability to influence engage stakeholders at all levels, from shop floto senimanagement.
- Effective communication presentation skills.
- Fluency in English (local language if required).
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