What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior VPA position at VAM USA?
Job Description
Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Lead and / or facilitate all continuous improvement efforts associated with Safety, Quality, Operational Excellence, and cost.
- Work with Houston department managers to identify, prioritize, and execute on projects that improve their key performance indicators and support strategic alignment of projects.
- Support the development and implementation of all levels of the hourly Skill Based Development program as it relates to Lean and Six Sigma methods.
- Coordinate the content of all Lean training materials and lead the implementation of a structured target training program for improvement teams.
- Support cross-site and cross-functional efforts to improve shared business processes – both transactional and operational.
- Help units to identify key performance indicators and develop tools to improve them (flow complexity, purchasing methods, and value analysis of process).
- Hold teammates accountable for the good deliverance and sustainability of improvement results. Assure the appropriate performance indicators are in place and that teams have been provided with adequate knowledge to achieve and maintain their improvements.
- Coordinate efforts of process experts, department leaders, and steering committees as needed to generate improvement ideas and accomplish key objectives.
- Oversee the effort to streamline processes.
- Coordinate and report status of improvement efforts and results to allow for easy reporting to executive leadership.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE :
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS :
CRITICAL COMPETENCIES & CAPABILITIES :
