UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Level 4 Lean Manufacturing

During this 10-week course, you will be introduced to the principles and processes of lean manufacturing to gain the skills to become a committed practitioner of lean in the world of construction and engineering. Learners will explore the benefits and challenges of using lean manufacturing, and become sufficiently knowledgeable about the most important process tools and techniques to be able to operate and use them.

You will cover subjects including:

• The principles of lean manufacturing
• Creating a flexible production system
• Applying the single minute exchange of die (SMED) method to a production system
• Learn how to implement a total productive maintenance system
• Scoping and defining lean manufacturing, lean manufacturing philosophy and the five lean principles
• Identifying waste and the seven wastes associated with manufacturing (TIM WOOD)
• Benefits and challenges of adopting lean
• The lean toolkit
• Challenges of adopting lean: how can lean be adopted in the supply chain?
• Benefits of lean from the customer and employee perspective

To be discussed at the course interview.

For more information, contact Kelly Hannaford by emailing kelly.hannaford@nscg.ac.uk

You could progress onto a full Level 4 course within the sector.

This course is FREE to adult learners aged 19+ who are already working in this sector.