Value Stream Coach - Lean Manager

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

The company Faiveley Transport Plzeň, s.r.o. is part of the multinational corporation Wabtec, with plants all over the world. At our plant in Přehýšov, we manufacture air conditioning units for rolling stock. We are not automotive or serial production. We try to fulfill the specific wishes of our customers. Our products travel all over the world. We are looking for likeable colleagues for the above position. If you are interested, please send us your professional CV.

Who will you be working with?

The Value Stream Coach - Lean Manager will have dual reporting through OpEx and site leadership. The VS Coach is responsible for not only driving the lean transformation but also installing standards to sustain the process improvements. Working with leadership to develop the lean capabilities for everyone in the value stream.

How will you make a difference?

• Coach and Develop the full-time Lean team to grow their lean knowledge and execution capabilities. Mentor them to be true agents of change, improving their change management capabilities and ensuring rigor around conducting the kaizen events.
• Develop and support the lean vision and continuous improvement strategy to advance the customer experience through improved cycle time, on-time delivery, and ensure all other customers critical to quality areas are at the forefront of the strategy.
• Be comfortable coaching leaders in lean methodology and principles, Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment), problem-solving, etc. Strong communication is a must.
• Ensure compliance with standard processes and tools, supports the value stream team to develop and follow their personal standard work (leaders and associates), yielding a culture of system, process, and behavior discipline to get results.
• Coach all plant operations through the lean process and behavior changes, developing a highly effective Daily Management process focused on tools such as basic problem solving, kaizen, A3 thinking, value stream mapping, kanban, visual management, pull, creation of flow, and adherence to standard work
• Implement and help improve the Business Operating System known as the Wabtec Management System.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college is appreciated
• Minimum of 6 additional years of experience leading teams in a lean transformation(s) where both lean leadership and change management up, across, and down through the organization were demonstrated. Previous operations/manufacturing or logistics management experience preferred.
• History of leadership through influence, coaching, mentoring, and teaching.
• Deep faith in lean and its principles with a proven track record leading in a TPS type transformation and business operating system transformation.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in Czech and English Language
• Clear thinker, able to analyze and resolve complex problems
• Established project management skills, and experience documenting, planning, and stabilizing programs
• Ability to work effectively across functions; extensive experience leading cross-functional or geographically dispersed teams, proven mentoring and coaching abilities, ability to motivate & inspire others

What we can offer you?

• Annual bonus (according to personal goals achieved)
• Company car
• 25 vacation days and 4 sick days per year
• Flexible working hours 7.5 hours per day
• Great group of colleagues and help with adaptation
• Allowances for language courses 2x3.000,- CZK/year - after probationary period
• Lump sum meal allowance
• Pension contribution 500 CZK
• Discounted call tariffs for family
• Rewards for blood donation up to 5.000, -CZK
• Company events and meetings
• The results of your work will be seen
• Diverse work on interesting lean projects
• Competitive remuneration and interesting benefits
• Friendly international culture

Successful candidates will be employed under local employment conditions and must already satisfy local employment/work permit and residency regulations.

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*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalized agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired._

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