Role description
As the Plant Continuous Improvement Manager you will lead a team of 3 change agents and will be the key person as the major driving factor for the plant transformation. Next to that, in this role you are the key contact for the transformation on site and supports leaders and employees on adopting new operating models and ways of working to become best in class in our industry and strive to Operational Excellence. This position partners with employees at various levels throughout the organization to drive the consistent and timely implementation of management practices, e.g. lean management and other continuous improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
1. Assist with deployment and execution of Operational Excellence program for the site
2. Make plant manager and his plant leadership team successful in implementing Operational Excellence by implementing Trivium Business Standard. (wich is based on lean, WECOM philosophy)
3. Build credibility on new way of working through direct, personal engagement with leaders and employees together with the team of Change Agents.
4. Support the analysis and reporting on the adoption of the new ways of working, including escalating identified roadblocks to execution of the transformation.
5. Develop solutions and resolve the most complex issues through notable depth and organizational experience in Trivium Business System.
6. Synthesizes information into concise insights for the transformation leadership team.
7. Assist in mentoring employees on the tools required by the new methodology to obtain results and maintain controls after implementation. Provide professional or technical growth through assignment, mentoring, or training.
8. Ensure and provide regular updates/meetings with site team consisting of Plant Management Team, and supporting Plant Manager in updating senior
Key Skills & Experience
9. Technical studies as a background or comparable experiences in an industrial / production environment
10. 3-5 years experience on implementing lean tools/techniques on Gemba as a project leader of x-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
11. Profound knowledge of Lean/Wecom/6Sgima tools and techniques especially on root cause problem solving, performance management, value stream management and work place organization (5S)
12. Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and manage data-driven and results-oriented transformation programs in manufacturing environment autonomously that achieve the targeted goal.
13. Experience leading teams to achieve challenging goals
14. Experience managing stakeholders at multiple levels
15. Strong relationship building and influencing skills with a large informal network within the organization
16. Strong organizational skills and good judgment; must be a team player, positive, flexible, and creative
17. Strong coaching, training and facilitation skills; ability to manage group interactions
18. Demonstrated creative thinker and problem solver
19. Fluency in German and English, writing and speaking
20. Comfortable operating in a fast paced and dynamic test and learn environment
Job Complexity and Challenges
21. Mindset change new way of working and thinking
22. Working in a matrix environment i.e. work with local management, work stream leaders, local and Group HR, other Group functions such as Quality and external consulting teams.
23. High visibility to Triviums top management
What we offer
24. Working in a healthy organization with supportive atmosphere
25. Entrepreneurial Work Environment
26. Opportunity to work with very impactful accounts in Europe
27. Team spirit for our goals and visions
28. Individual people development programs
29. Autonomy & accountability for areas of responsibility
30. Attractive salary packages
31. High-performance culture with impressive and experienced colleagues from the industry and consulting firms
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BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK
To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. Thats why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and Its business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.