Total Process Management (TPM) Lead

at Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. in Toluca, Illinois, United States

Job Description

The Total Performance Management (TPM) Lead will be a key resource in our TPM journey by actively assisting with different pillar activities. The TPM Lead role will coordinate and support the creation of factory documentation and standards, training, and capability building of factory personnel and the application of TPM pillar tools to reduce losses.

Coordinate and build documentation and standards to be used by production, maintenance and support departments, supporting the following initiatives:

• Improve operator skills to operate and maintain equipment, Create ownership and empower teams
• Provides the capabilities to drive ZERO breakdowns and REDUCE total maintenance costs through effective, efficient and reliable operations
• Identify the losses, prioritize the improvements, develop problem solving tools, make improvements
• Improve skills of all employees, improve training efficiency, organizational structure and team effectiveness.
• Eliminate quality effectiveness and efficiency losses
• Build Safety awareness.
• Effective planning to meet customer needs & business objectives
• Produce quality documentation that meets applicable standards and is appropriate for its intended audience
• Support the preparation of training material (standard operating procedures, one point lessons, presentations, worksheets, etc.) with subject matter experts
• Coordinate the technical training program with department leaders and supervisors through the usage of a skills matrix methodology
• Work with department leaders to determine course content according to objectives
• Co-facilitate training sessions in groups or individually with subject matter experts
• Provide appropriate record keeping on training sessions
• Provide administrative support for TPM activities such as visual tools and templates for natural work teams, pillar tool owners and pillar leaders
• Analyze workflow, cycle time and process bottlenecks and initiate improvement projects
• Analyze process data of manufacturing labor, materials, process times, etc. to validate data models
• Optimize production work documentation as needed and ensure employees are trained and properly
  
• Drive projects to increase productivity, improve quality, reduce waste and support cost savings initiatives
  
• Use analytical skills to evaluate and interpret data, and create detailed reports and presentations
  
• Other duties as assigned

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• Good written, verbal, and visual communication skills in English and Spanish
• Working knowledge in MS Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
• Planning and time management skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize work
• Discretion and confidentialit
  
  

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  Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicants for employment based on their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other status protected by law.