VPS Leader

• Organize training for 5S, Product respect, TPM, SMED, Hoshin, STOP SCRAP, VSA, Kanban, Continuous flow, lean industrialization in accordance with Plant / Site priorities.

• Assess the VPS standards are applied properly.

• Permanently promote the VPS principles.

• Organize daily meetings with internal VPS network.

• Perform annual professional competences appraisal.

• Validate the SDP of APU VPS, if any.

VPS STRATEGIES

• Attend the Site / Plant Project Validation Committee and validate Full Production Days.

• Challenge the VPS design specification checklist & the systematic lean investment approach in each phase.

• Help the Site / Plant Manager to keep a continuous improvement mindset, behaviour & policy whatever the operational situation.

• Support for the internal physical flows, the Site / Plant Manager for VSA master plan, propose the yearly workshops list.

• Ensure VPS deployment (VPS V5000, standards, workshops, and Group initiatives) in all APUs and Logistic departments.

VPS GENBA ACTIVITIES

• Do OJT to coach APU VPS engineers/technicians & Site / Plant members on application of VPS tools and methodologies.

• Permanently help APU Managers to detect and react to non-conformances against VPS standards.

• Permanently lead workshops.

• Lead pilot workshops for new VPS methodology for the site.

• Ensure the management of the maintenance of VPS tools through appropriate audits.

• Prepare & organize the weekly Site / Plant VPS committee, including agenda proposal, lead by the Site / Plant Manager, and write the minute.

Group VPS and Region SSC CONTRIBUTION

• Accelerate Plant / Site progress through APU & Supply Chain best practices sharing and deployment of best practices from outside the Site / Plant.

VPS RESULTS

• Prepare the Site / Plant budget concerning VPS targets.

• Support APU VPS engineers/technicians and workshop pilots on results achievement and associated action plan.

• Manage the building of the tools to daily monitor the results.

• Ensure a lean reporting.