Offer 03 · Field support
Lean deployment: changing practices with your teams
Good ideas are not in short supply. What is missing is the time, the method and the consistency to make them part of daily work. I work in your workshops, with your teams, to roll out the improvement plan: lean, supply chain, maintenance, EHS/ICPE compliance, change management.
Who it is for
Sites that want to make lasting progress
Industrial SMEs and mid-sized companies that already have a diagnostic, or that know their priorities, and are looking for hands-on support to deliver: productivity, lead times, quality, safety, logistics flows, equipment reliability.
I do not hand over a report that gathers dust in a drawer: I run the projects with operators and supervisors, and I hand over the routines so that results hold.
What we can deploy
- Lean: 5S and visual management, SMED, VSM, Kaizen projects, TPM, indicators and management routines
- Supply chain: planning, stock management, procurement, internal logistics
- Maintenance: preventive maintenance, organisation, reliability, stoppage tracking
- EHS and ICPE: bringing compliance up to standard, prevention plans, preparing an inspection or an audit
- Change management: ADKAR method (Prosci), first-line management, problem solving
Typical problems
What we work on together
- Changeovers that are too long and capacity that is poorly used.
- Cluttered workstations, time lost searching for tools and parts.
- High stock and shortages at the same time.
- Many indicators, few of them used to decide.
- EHS or ICPE compliance to bring up to standard before a deadline.
- Initiatives launched then abandoned for lack of follow-up; teams that endure change instead of being part of it.
How it runs
An assignment in four steps
- PrioritiesWe choose a pilot scope and measurable objectives, based on the diagnostic or on your own findings.
- ProjectsI lead the first projects on the shop floor, with operators and supervisors.
- AnchoringWe install the routines: daily meetings, indicator tracking, standards.
- HandoverYour teams take over and the approach extends to other scopes.
Deliverables
Defined in the quote according to the scope, for example:
- Projects run and documented on the pilot scope
- Work standards and visual management in place
- A simple indicator dashboard, followed by the teams
- Reports, and internal leads trained to carry on
Duration and terms
Per day (7 hours), one day minimum per visit, at the pace we agree.
Travel included up to 100 km from Poligny. Each assignment is tailored; precise quote after a first conversation.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions
What is lean manufacturing?
A continuous-improvement approach that seeks to remove waste and stabilise processes, relying on the people on the shop floor. It includes tools such as 5S, SMED, VSM, Kaizen and TPM.
Do we need to launch a lean project across the whole plant?
No. I recommend starting with a pilot scope, showing concrete results, then extending.
At what pace do you work?
Per day, with a minimum of one day per visit, at a pace we agree: for example one day a week during a project, then one day a month to anchor the results.
Will my team be autonomous at the end?
That is the aim of the assignment: to hand over the methods and routines so that the approach carries on without me.
Read
5S in plants: why the programme runs out of steam
Why the momentum fades and the practices that make it last.
Read the article (in French)Also see
The other offers
- Operational diagnostic: establish the facts across the whole plant, in three days.
- Savings diagnostic: put a figure on savings outside raw materials, in five days.
- Interim management: an interim director, six months at most.
- In-house training: offered once Metiva holds the Qualiopi certification.
- Digital tools: automate your administrative tasks.
Let's talk about your project
A first 30-minute conversation is enough to know whether I can help, and how.
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