Kaizen Coordinator at Lee & Myles Consulting Limited

Our client is one of the reputable and publicly listed manufacturing firm in Kenya.

They desire to hire a qualified professional in the position of a Kaizen Coordinator.

The position requires a high energy candidate and an execution superstar who has strong experience in same position and delivering in a big manufacturing and warehousing environment.

Salary: KShs 90,000 – 150,000

Job Purpose: Perform wide range of Continuous Improvement activities including but not limited to planning/developing/documenting Kaizen events, performing 5S audits, process mapping, root cause analysis, coordination of all department and other support areas during Kaizen activities.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• Establish data collection system
• HK – BE an active member in HK activities.
• Lead & co-ordinate the change process across the whole organization – Updating projects road maps; implement reward and recognition system and Promote kaizen through posters.
• Be internal consultant / Trainer, conduct trainings – Calculate kaizen skill scores for all employees in the organization, make skill improvement plan (Training calendar), and
• Identify people capable of becoming Trainers.
• Keep the scores – Identify result & process indicators for all projects; to maintain Kaizen Gallery – Results & process indicators; make kaizen visual in all sections; be part of kaizen meetings & make sure people follow the right problem-solving approach i.e. why analysis, Gap analysis etc., Calculations & keep gains from various projects
• Conduct internal audits towards sustenance – Follow up on kaizen audits, identify the type of audit to be conducted, Develop / customize the audit sheets.

Qualifications and Experience

• Kaizen / Lean management certification
• A degree or equivalent in manufacturing or management discipline courses
• At least 5 years’ experience in the same position or equivalent