Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary:
Purpose:
The SAAM business excellence program is not about implementing tools, it is about driving a mindset and a culture. It is a strategic initiative at the heart of the terminals. Linking into the new ways of working at the core of each terminals daily work and challenges, the training takes place onsite and is comprises both theory but also extensive hands-on, practical application of lean tools. At the core of the program is a commitment to investing time and resources in developing our people, leveraging all the brains in the game and encouraging employees to work smarter, not harder. By continuously making small improvements in daily activities in the frontline we will achieve enhanced performance and benefit our company as well as our people, both personally and professionally.
Brief Role Description
- Support the roll out of the Transformation Program in the local terminal, oversee CI activities, All training activities, creating excitement for the unique Lean skills and tools, producing future trainers from the frontline
- Act as a local change agent to drive change everywhere, driving cultural change across the entire organization.
- Be part of the Transformation networkreporting to the Corporate Head of Transformation, supporting Kaizen projects and local transformational activities
- Provide coaching to employees at all levels -coaching everyone from senior leaders to frontline workers, installing behavior confirmations, role modeling and continuous improvement
- Connect with frontline workforce, collaborate with other transformation leaders on synergies with activities to enable the terminal maturity, work with local HR on personnel development, aligning with the People & Skills module, and gain an influential position with local Management at all levels.
- Develop training schedule, coordinates training logistics, communications campaigns and track all training records.
- Work with and coach local management teams to ensure the programs are relevant, successful and timely deployed in the organizations.
- Influence people through coaching and being a role model.
- Understand, practice and commit to change culture and mindset with specific focus on the frontline workforce;
- Promote the fundamental lean tools and driving a Problem Solving mindset.
- This job requires travel 15% of the time.
- Be a role model for Business Excellence System (maintaining work area with exemplary 5S, actively using visual management and problem solving methodology etc)
Qualifications:
- Engineering degree (preferred)
- Preferred lean Six Sigma formation, at least 5 years of experience on that role
- At least 3years running kaizen in different business areas.
- Statistics experience: developing and running data models(preferred)
- Strong Lean experience applied in Logistics or Manufacturing environment
- Experience in Change Management
- Live the SAAM Business Excellence System core values and be respected through the organization
- Have strong relationship building skills, at all levels, especially with frontline staff.
- Be adaptable to constant change and unstructured/flexible working team environment
- Be a strong and empathetic leader, facilitator and communicator
- Be independent and strong in controlling the flow and pace in a classroom
- Present content in a concise and simple way that students can understand, answers questions in the same manner
- Value-adding nonverbal behaviors such as smiles, nods, uses gestures, makes eye contact, and doesnt speak in a monotone
- Ability to use examples, explanations, and exercises that make the course content relevant to students careers and personal goals
- Ability to be compassionate, helpful, sincere, friendly, and sensitive to employee needs
- Be self motivated and always strive for excellence and exceeding expectations.
- Spanish & English fluent, spoken & written