MWS Specialist

Overview

Lead the strategic deployment of the Mars Work System (MWS) continuous improvement program across the Pune site, building capability and driving cultural transformation in safety, quality, productivity and cost.

What you'll do

• Be accountable and responsible for deploying the MWS program at the Pune site.
• Support the operational transition to MWS by ensuring capability development within MWS Centers.
• Be responsible for skill assessments of Center team members and performance step assessments of centers for the site (Internal Audit).
• Co-lead implemented Centers with the Center leads to ensure right standards are deployed and ensure coherence and coordination between Centers.
• Assess cultural change, progress and capability building, and adjust plans accordingly.
• Partner with the site leadership team to prioritize pillar effectiveness and tools according to payback and benefits for the site.
• Coach on pillar progress, identify gaps, and assist with training and education as needed.
• Provide technical expertise to pillar teams to achieve zero breakdown, reduce minor stops, reduce changeover and cleaning time, and improve relevant KPIs.
• Nurture the MWS culture within Value Streams and be responsible for periodic MWS communications.
• Deploy and drive a Continuous Improvement culture: train and coach teams on Mars Problem Solving tools and process flow.
• Be an expert and knowledge carrier of CI techniques such as PDCA, SMED, VSM and Six Sigma.
• Contribute to the site training calendar as a trainer or support.
• Train and develop Kaizen capabilities through the Lean Institute and Lean Enterprise Program.
• Work closely with the Plant MWS Manager to align goals and priorities.
• Support the People Pillar by developing a knowledge management program.
• Lead and demonstrate handling of chronic issues using structured methodology, and create examples of problem solving and capability through action.
• Benchmark good practices and processes globally and cascade learning to the Pune site using CoP connects.
• Be an active contributor in the Community of Practice for centers implemented at Pune, to review, renew and improve MWS standards.
• Support the Plant MWS and IE Manager in periodic reporting of MWS progress at the Pune site.
• Co-lead the Smart Factory and Digitalization roadmap with Engineering, aligned with MWS and site priorities.
• Lead periodic digital maturity and gap assessments and identify opportunities for further digitalization.
• Drive prioritization of digital initiatives and use cases based on business impact, loss elimination and value potential.
• Track roadmap progress, adoption and value realization while technical development and deployment is under way.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (BE / B.Tech).
• Minimum 7 years of work experience in the manufacturing industry (preferably FMCG).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in performance management and improvement (TPM).
• Experience in TPM deployment or excellence program at a manufacturing facility, having been part of the early deployment and brought the site TPM program to a mature state.

Nice to have

• Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Project/Program Management certification.

Details

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.