Lean Manufacturing Manager (Americas)
Huntsman has a rare opportunity for an experienced Transformation Manager to support the implementation and sustainability of our Lean manufacturing principals and culture across our Downstream network across the Americas.
Working as part of a Global Lean Management team you will be conducting regular regional audits and providing consultative advice to sites on how to embed and sustain Lean principals whilst driving the cultural change to achieve business growth objectives.
As The Lean Manufacturing Manager, You Will
- Conduct all duties in compliance with all Huntsman Corporate and Huntsman Polyurethanes EHS, Business Conduct Policies, guidelines and the local site lifesaving rules at all times.
- Provide coaching and mentoring of the LEAN manufacturing methodology to all downstream sites to ensure that the techniques and mindsets become established across the workforce and that targeted delivery of the manufacturing process is robustly applied to maximize benefits
- Carry out rigorous diagnosis to define improvement opportunities supported by data analysis including value stream mapping and OEE reporting.
- Manage a complex portfolio of Lean projects with a potential of high impact to the business, in a geographically and culturally diverse group.
- Ensure the development and long-term sustainability of a LEAN manufacturing program to meet business targets through development and execution of focused improvement plans.
- Support and develop the downstream performance measurement system through the Tiers of leadership from shop floor to the Senior Leadership Team.
- Provide active membership of the corresponding Cross Functional teams and work across a wide range of internal personnel in a manner which builds trust, buy-in and initiates a sustained cultural change
- Implement a strong project management culture to ensure most efficient resource utilisation and decision taking.
Skills & Experience Required
- Degree qualification in an Engineering discipline with combined experience in site engineering and continuous improvement roles within the Chemical, Automotive or General Manufacturing sectors.
- Formal qualification in 6Sigma and/or internally trained in a matured Lean/CI program
- In-depth knowledge of how to capture, promote and implement continuous improvement initiatives which deliver cost saving and boost production efficiency
- Excellent communication skills to influence and engage at shop floor and senior management / director level whilst being confident in leading cross functional teams in a remote capacity
- Ability to manage a diverse project portfolio as well as be able to set priorities in a complex environment.
- Innovative and creative mindset with the ability to deliver solutions and generate new ideas and approaches with local manufacturing teams.
- Fluency in English plus one additional European language (German, Italian etc) would be highly desirable.
- Able to work in a remote / regional based role which involves significant (50%+) travel across the Americas region.
About Huntsman
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company’s website at www.huntsman.com.
