# Head of Manufacturing Excellence

**Company**: Ajax Systems
**Location**: Zakarpattia
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Ajax Systems, a Ukrainian success story, is seeking a Head of Manufacturing Excellence. The company offers comprehensive solutions for protecting residential and commercial properties of various scales, with a portfolio of 280 wired and wireless devices.

**Job Overview** As the Head of Manufacturing Excellence, you will be responsible for developing and standardizing manufacturing processes, owning key operational processes, managing changes, and interacting with plants.

**Responsibilities**

### 1. Development and Standardization (Manufacturing Standards & Governance)

- Design, develop, and maintain the overall architecture of the Manufacturing System.

- Develop, agree upon, issue, and regularly review manufacturing standards and regulations.

- Manage document control, communicate, and release new processes and procedures.

- Conduct audits to ensure standards are applied, manage deviations, and evaluate effectiveness.

### 2. Process Ownership

- Own key operational processes such as Daily Management, Shift Handover, Escalation Process, Production Meeting, Problem Solving, Visual Management, Change Management, and Continuous Improvement.

- Train and adapt employees to implement new and updated processes.

### 3. Change Management Ownership

- Manage the entire cycle of changes in the Manufacturing System, including receiving and assessing change requests, approving changes, testing them on a pilot plant, and controlling system rollout across all enterprises.

### 4. Interaction with Plants (Plant Governance)

- Define areas of responsibility, ensuring corporate framework standards while Plant Managers are responsible for local compliance and execution.

- Collect and process improvement proposals from plants.

**Requirements**

- Experience: 3-5 years in Operational Excellence / Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement / Manufacturing Engineering in leadership or expert positions.

- Knowledge of methodologies: deep understanding of modern manufacturing system tools and standards.

- Change Management: practical experience in centralized change management across multiple production sites.

- Process development: skills in building process architecture, creating clear regulatory documentation, and audit systems.

- Leadership and communication: ability to interact cross-functionally with Plant Managers, conduct training, and facilitate change implementation.

**What We Offer**

- Opportunity to be part of a global project;

- Culture of fast feedback;

- Competitive salary;

- Official employment;

- English language courses;

- Medical insurance;

## Skills

### Required
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Change Management
- Process Development
- Leadership
- Communication

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