VPS COMPETENCES

Organize training for 5S, Product respect, TPM, SMED, Hoshin, STOP SCRAP, VSA, Kanban, Continuous flow, lean industrialization in accordance with Plant / Site priorities.
Assess the VPS standards are applied properly.
Permanently promote the VPS principles.
Organize daily meetings with internal VPS network.
Perform annual professional competences appraisal.
Validate the SDP of APU VPS, if any.

VPS STRATEGIES

Attend the Site / Plant Project Validation Committee and validate Full Production Days.
Challenge the VPS design specification checklist & the systematic lean investment approach in each phase.
Help the Site / Plant Manager to keep a continuous improvement mindset, behaviour & policy whatever the operational situation.
Support for the internal physical flows, the Site / Plant Manager for VSA master plan, propose the yearly workshops list.
Ensure VPS deployment (VPS V5000, standards, workshops, and Group initiatives) in all APUs and Logistic departments.

VPS GENBA ACTIVITIES

Do OJT to coach APU VPS engineers/technicians & Site / Plant members on application of VPS tools and methodologies.
Permanently help APU Managers to detect and react to non-conformances against VPS standards.
Permanently lead workshops.
Lead pilot workshops for new VPS methodology for the site.
Ensure the management of the maintenance of VPS tools through appropriate audits.
Prepare & organize the weekly Site / Plant VPS committee, including agenda proposal, lead by the Site / Plant Manager, and write the minute.

Group VPS and Region SSC CONTRIBUTION

Accelerate Plant / Site progress through APU & Supply Chain best practices sharing and deployment of best practices from outside the Site / Plant.

VPS RESULTS

Prepare the Site / Plant budget concerning VPS targets.
Support APU VPS engineers/technicians and workshop pilots on results achievement and associated action plan.
Manage the building of the tools to daily monitor the results.
Ensure a lean reporting.

VPS Manager - Lean / Manufacturing Excelance