GENERAL PURPOSE
Supports and responds to team members. Performs problem solving and improvement kaizen activities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Actively engages and encourages involvement of team members in improvement initiatives.
- Conducts hour x hour, standardized work, and problem solving documentation.
- Encourages safe behavior and 5s housekeeping activities.
- Ensures measurable improvement to goals.
- Facilitate quick response to problems.
- Maintains daily communication with Work Team Leader and team members.
- Maintains effective communication and cooperation with all other shifts and Facilitators.
- Performs problem identification and kaizen activities.
- Support training initiatives of team members in standardized work through job instruction (JI) .
- Uses job instruction (JI) training method, where applicable.
- Utilizes a structured approach to problem solving including regular reflections.
- Works with Work Team Leader to ensure that quality criteria is followed and quality checks are completed appropriately using standardized work, job instruction (JI), and quality criteria.
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
- One of the following is required: (1) High school diploma or its equivalent (GED for example), (2) work experience which demonstrates performance competency
Skills and Abilities
- Successfully completed Facilitator Bridge Program or equivalent development.
- Must be able to meet the minimum requirements of the jobs represented in the appropriate department.
- Demonstrated initiative to lead others for improved performance and consistently demonstrated job performance that exceeds expectations.
- Must be able to perform all jobs in zone and adjacent zones within Takt Time and to standardized work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including ability to challenge team members/peers appropriately to follow standards.
- Ability to appropriately apply MKPS technical tools, i.e., standardized work, job instructions, work balance chart, time observations. etc.
- Knowledge of and ability to explain the 4 Philosophies of MKPS, True North, MKPS tools and their relation to to one another (pocket card).
- Ability to practice and document kaizen (PDCA).
- Demonstrated ability to teach others, build effective relationships, flexibility and ability to implement and manage change effectively.
- Exhibits a willingness to help others, eagerness to learn, and uses a Servant Leadership style.
- Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.
