Local Lean Leaders - KwaZulu-Natal - Greater Durban

LOCAL LEAN LEADERS
• Durban (10108063)
Branch: Maintenance, Plant and Equipment
Ref. HR/KLN/002

The incumbents will report directly to the National Lean Leader at the Kilner Park Centre and will provide internal expertise and leadership on Lean Manufacturing and the process of transforming conventional operations into lean value streams. The role includes establishing and coordinating a team of internal consultants to support sustained continuous improvement.

Primary outputs: • Guide and coach the Operational, MPE and Transformation teams in Lean Manufacturing processes • Develop and deliver training in lean tools and techniques to those involved in the change process • Coordinate, guide and drive the overall transformation activity through a combined approach consisting of management-driven work streams • Establish the appropriate infrastructure and environment to support value streams and lean workplace operations • Manage the budget for core team activities and resource budget for the total change team • Coordinate and monitor the financial objectives and implications aligned to the Lean Manufacturing Process • Ensure the ISO quality management system is maintained and used.

Minimum requirements: • A National Diploma in Industrial Engineering • 5-8 years’ experience in a continuous improvement environment and management of quality systems in an operational environment • 2 years’ experience in the maintenance or process analysis environment.

Knowledge: • Lean Manufacturing principles • Sound operational/product knowledge and insight of the business • Financial management principles • The Six Sigma system • Computer literacy (Microsoft Office suite and
MS Project) • Plant maintenance.

Skills: • Leadership • Presentation • Diversity management • Communication • Change management team building • Networking • Project management.

Attitudes: • Innovative • Analytical • Tenacious • Work under pressure • Integrity • Goal orientated • Business/customer focused • Safety conscious • Proactive.

Written applications, accompanied by complete CVs, must reach the following address by no later than 12:00 on 6 August 2012: Business Manager, Human Capital, Transnet Rail Engineering, e-mail: TREVacancies@transnet.net or fax: 086 674 4503 (tel. (012) 391-1508).

NB: • Appointment will be made in terms of the Company’s Employment Equity Policy • Candidates will be subjected to a selection process • A certified copy of the required qualification must be submitted with the application. Failure to do so will compromise the chances of candidates being short-listed • Late applications will not be considered • Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within one month of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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