FMCG Kaizen Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: FMCG Kaizen Coordinator
 

Industry: FMCG / Manufacturing 
 

Location: Nairobi
 

Salary: Open and Negotiable

Our client is one of the leading companies in Kenya that specializes in the manufacturing of personal care, tissues and hygiene products. 

They are market leaders across numerous product categories and have established themselves as one of the strongest consumer household brands in East Africa. 

They seek to hire a kaizen coordinator to ensure the effective functioning and implementation of continuous improvement business plan. 

Job purpose: Responsible for improving the business through the involvement and empowerment of entire workforce through continuous Improvement activities including planning/developing/documenting Kaizen events, performing 6-S audits, process mapping, capability studies, root cause analysis, coordination of all department and other support areas during Kaizen activities.
 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead Kaizen activities with the teams and management.
• Develop and use established Kaizen tools.
• Ensure employees are aware of Kaizen procedures and work instructions.
• Offer training on Kaizen to a team.
• Fosters positive relationships within the continuous improvement (CI) function and between the Kaizen teams and the business organization.
• Find resolution to issues found by quality inspectors, customers or customer service. Provide feedback and resolution.
• Training all levels within the organization to develop the mix of skills and abilities ensuring successful CI behaviors.
• Performing extensive data collection and tracking including but not limited to WIP, labor productivity, rework, raw material inventory, overtime, to identify and address CI opportunities.
• Reviewing weekly measurements on communicating measurement boards (safety, quality, production) and drive improvements based on KPI's (key performance indicators).
• Assists in the development and maintenance of a business culture, which supports the company's overall business objectives and goals by providing leadership in issues that involve "cost, quality, process, schedule and people".
• Ensure the company's commitment to maintain of a business a safe workplace and to protect the environment through the establishment and support of Company policy and adherence to various government regulations.
• Prepare, executes, revises and measures progress of continuous improvement plans.
• Secure critical resources for lean transformation.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing and or Industrial) preferred.
• 5 - 10 years in manufacturing - serving as a kaizen/change agent with ability to lead business improvement projects.
• At least 29 – 35 yrs old
• Strong leadership and supervision skills
• Strong process documentation, procedure, and quality background
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to establish priorities, multi-task and detail oriented.
• Ability to work with large volumes of process data and with statistical methods.
• Time management and understanding of Microsoft Office
• Strong organizational planning and communication skills

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (FMCG  Kaizen Coordinator) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 4th December, 2014

Kindly indicate previous/ current salary on your CV

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Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.