At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.
The Lean Manufacturing Lead is responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance. This role serves as a Lean champion, partnering with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, eliminate waste, streamline processes, and implement sustainable operational improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Lean Manufacturing, change management, and employee development within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing principles and tools, including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), 5S, Standard Work, SMED, Visual Management, and Poka-Yoke.
- Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve productivity, quality, throughput, and cost efficiency through process analysis and waste reduction activities.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement by coaching, mentoring, and training employees at all organizational levels on Lean concepts and methodologies.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Maintenance teams to implement sustainable process improvements.
- Develop and maintain Lean roadmaps, project pipelines, and continuous improvement strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and impact of improvement initiatives.
- Facilitate root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive actions to address operational challenges and recurring issues.
- Support new product introductions and manufacturing transfers by incorporating Lean principles into process design and execution.
- Lead change management efforts to ensure successful adoption and sustainment of process improvements.
- Promote a culture of operational excellence, accountability, problem-solving, and employee engagement.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations excellence, continuous improvement, or Lean leadership roles.
- Demonstrated success leading Lean transformation initiatives and facilitating Kaizen events.
- Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, including 5S, Standard Work, SMED, Kanban, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Experience using data to identify opportunities, measure results, and drive decision-making.
- Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Preferred Qualifications- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, or regulated production environments.
- Knowledge of ERP/MES systems and manufacturing performance metrics.
- Experience leading site-wide operational excellence or continuous improvement programs.
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