Operational Excellence Analyst/Coordinator or Lean Supervisor
OEM.GEN.M1
Oversees a small team or segment on the shop floor.
Oversees a small team or segment on the shop floor.
The story of this role
Who does this work
A dedicated manufacturing worker seeking to optimize production processes and enhance workplace safety and efficiency.
The problem this role solves
- The external problem: The current manufacturing processes lead to inefficiencies, high costs, and safety concerns.
- The internal problem: They feel frustrated and overwhelmed by the lack of effective systems and tools to make improvements.
- Why it matters: Every worker deserves to work in a safe, efficient environment that values continuous improvement and quality.
The plan
- Assess current processes and gather data to identify areas for improvement.
- Implement lean manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies to streamline workflows.
- Conduct training sessions to equip team members with the necessary skills to sustain changes.
- Establish regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt strategies as needed.
- Create a culture of open communication to encourage feedback and foster collaboration among the team.
What's at stake
Continued inefficiencies resulting in lost revenue and worker dissatisfaction. Failure to adapt and improve processes, leading to potential safety hazards.
Success looks like
Increased operational efficiency leading to reduced production costs. A sustainable culture of continuous improvement recognized by industry standards.
Summary
Oversees a small team or segment on the shop floor. Executes assigned CI tasks and acts as the first-level contact for operational issues.
Level — M1 — Manager (Team Lead)
Front-line people manager of a single team; owns delivery, coaching, and execution.
- Scope
- A single team
- Autonomy
- Manages within established goals
- Complexity
- Day-to-day delivery and people issues
- Impact
- Team output and health
- Decision rights
- Owns team execution, hiring input, performance
- Leadership
- Direct people management of one team
- Typical experience
- 3–6 yrs
Core outputs
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Responsibilities10
- Lead simple Kaizenscommonlevel
- Maintain performance boardscommonlevel
- Gather data and report metricscommonlevel
- Support team in implementing lean practicescommonlevel
- Assist in troubleshooting process issuescommonlevel
- Coordinate with other teams for process improvementscommonlevel
- Monitor compliance with safety standardscommonlevel
- Facilitate communication between team memberscommonlevel
- Document process changescommonlevel
- Provide feedback on team performancecommonlevel
Tasks3
- Lead Kaizen eventscommonlevel
- Maintain and update performance boardscommonlevel
- Collect and analyze operational datacommonlevel
Skills8
- Kaizen facilitationcommonlevel
- Data collectioncommonlevel
- Performance monitoringcommonlevel
- Basic lean toolscommonlevel
- Safety compliancecommonlevel
- Team coordinationcommonlevel
- Report writingcommonlevel
- Process documentationcommonlevel
Knowledge8
- Lean manufacturing principlescommonlevel
- Continuous improvement methodologiescommonlevel
- Safety standardscommonlevel
- Data reporting techniquescommonlevel
- Basic manufacturing processescommonlevel
- Team dynamicscommonlevel
- Operational metricscommonlevel
- Communication strategiescommonlevel
competency8
- Attention to detailcommonlevel
- Reliabilitycommonlevel
- Teamworkcommonlevel
- Basic problem-solvingcommonlevel
- Communicationcommonlevel
- Process improvementcommonlevel
- Data analysiscommonlevel
- Time managementcommonlevel
qualification5
- 0–3 years in manufacturing or continuous improvement rolescommonlevel
- Lean training programscommonlevel
- Basic understanding of lean principlescommonlevel
- High school diploma or equivalentcommonlevel
- Strong communication skillscommonlevel
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O*NET / SOC
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