These professionals are responsible for the organisation, management and results derived from the production process that is carried out under the principles of lean manufacturing.

One of the pillars of this production system is the fact of including operations, suppliers, and customer relations as a whole when planning and preparing a production process, with the aim of using the minimum number of resources to obtain the desired product. These resources include capital, workforce workloads, space consumption (e.g., in storage) and the time required to produce products without defects and incorporating the requirements set by the customer.

Consequently, their responsibility is focused on having the right resources in the right place, at the right time and in the right quantity, avoiding waste of all kinds of resources and encouraging flexibility in the manufacturing process in order to adapt to possible changes in the manufacturing process.

• Implement the corporate tools and programmes in Lean Manufacturing as a strategy, as well as training plans for the production plant staff, defining and documenting the processes to be used in training and continuous improvement.
• Define the indicators as well as the communication within the production plant of the objectives and the monitoring of the lean production system.
• Lead and are responsible for the implementation of adaptations in manufacturing processes and workflows for the corresponding production area, improving industrial performance in manual and automatic processes.
• Ensure the operational functioning of each process: defining the necessary tools and drawing up standards for handling parts in each section, defining work instructions for each area and part, and ensuring the quality procedures implemented.
• Detect opportunities for improvement in production processes and implement them. Promote, supervise, and coordinate continuous improvement in the different work centres.
• Advise on the strategic plans of the company's different production centres.
• Define development plans for new projects.
• Programme and carry out internal audits.
• Collaborate and actively participate in the implementation, management, review and improvement of all elements of the Integrated Safety, Environment and Quality Management System.
  

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials
• Grau: Enginyeria en organització industrial

Complementary training

Self-confidence: Level 2

Orientation within reach: Level 4

Analytical thought: Level 3

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Concern for order and quality: Level 3

Logistics

The planning, organisation, control and carrying out of logistics and administrative tasks are the focus of people who work in the field of logistics. Activities in the field of logistics include the organisation and planning of supply, storage, production and distribution systems, taking inventories, controlling stock and estimating production, as well as the organisation and/or carrying out of the administrative tasks necessary for the implementation of these activities. Knowledge of organisation, control and management techniques is essential for carrying out these activities.

Technician

People who show an interest in the technical field find fulfilment in carrying out activities related to the design and manufacture of objects, machines, vehicles and/or infrastructures. These activities require the application of scientific and technical knowledge (laws of physics, calculations and mathematical formulas, properties of the materials, etc). Creativity is also necessary when coming up with optimal solutions for the functional requirements of the products to be designed. Therefore, the pragmatic application of scientific knowledge in order to develop solutions for the benefit of human beings is the main function of occupations in the technical field.

Technical office manager

Plant Manager

Materials Director

Logistics Engineering Technician

Facilities engineer

• Work hours

  The working day is usually full time from Monday to Friday.
  
  

• Salary

  Depending on experience and the size of the company, the salary ranges from 25,000 to 60,000 euros gross per year.
  
  

• Other features

  If these professionals work for several companies of the same group, they must be available to travel and, in most cases, have their own vehicle.
  
  Lean production is a management philosophy focused on reducing the seven types of waste: transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing and defects. By eliminating waste, quality improves, and production time and cost are reduced. The key principles of lean production are:
  • Be flexible, producing different types of products quickly and without sacrificing efficiency due to lower production volumes.
  • Minimise waste, eliminating processes that are not of added value and optimising the most costly or scarce resources: storage space, qualified personnel, economic resources.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement by sharing information between departments of the same company and also with customers and suppliers, thus improving productivity and quality of the entire production process.
  • Achieve perfect quality at the first attempt, achieving a production without defects or waste by detecting and solving possible problems at their source.
  • Adopt the Pull principle for the orientation and organisation of the production process, so that products are caused by customers, without the production process being established from other processes already underway.
  • Facilitate synergies to build a long-term relationship with customers and suppliers, agreeing to share risks, costs, and knowledge.
    

• Professional category

  Middle management