Role Summary
In cooperation with plant and regional Management, the LM:

Supports the plant management in setting up the roadmap for the plant in line with the general / regional strategy and sets up the Lean roadmap in line with the plant strategy
Is accountable for the respect of deadlines and ensures the achievement of defined targets set in the Lean roadmap
Leads the target plant layout and value stream design process aiming at optimal space usage, improving material flow and reducing throughput time (focus: TOP product families in the location)
Develops Lean experts and a general Lean mindset within the plant
Steers training and development needs in the plant linked to MANN+HUMMEL Production System (MHPS)

The LM strengthens and pilots the productivity improvement plan according to the budget and the activities defined in the roadmap:

Acts as a methodological supervisor of all improvement activities aiming at the reduction of waste
Coordinates and facilitates workshops (Kaizen / Hoshin / VSM / 5S / SMED / Layout)




Promotes the autonomy by training the actors to workshops’ conduction
Is source of proposals onto concepts aiming at improving production and logistic efficiency
Reports to the plant manager and regional management on the progress (indicators / measurables)
Ensures the implementation of the MHPS in the plant
Acts as Cross Assessor for the MHPS assessment in other plants
Ensures the implementation of the Group best practices related to LEAN

The LM sets up the Lean basic tools and methodologies. He relies on managers to guarantee their implementation:

« 5S » on the shopfloor

Development of « Pull Flow » – Delivery in Kanban, Milk-Run, Supermarkets, Batch Building Box and Heijunka where applies
VSA / VSM (eVSM) and VSD to define target states on a certain value stream in the plant.

TPM
SMED

Review / Optimize SMED on a regular basis following latest MHPS guidance (traning, principles, best practices)
Ensure SMED tracking is done by Production followin

📌 Gerente de Mejora Continua (Santiago de Querétaro)
🏢 MANN+HUMMEL
📍 Santiago de Querétaro