GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975
Global Operational Excellence & Strategic Programmes Manager
Our client is a global supplier of sustainable packaging solutions. The company operates from 23 production facilities in nine countries, employing more than 6,000 people with sales of approximately $4.8bn. They create working environments where employees feel valued, can work to their full potential and where their achievements are celebrated.
The primary focus of the role involves the strategic development and programme management of global multi-site Lean Production initiatives/methodologies that focus on defining, deploying, and implementing a production system with the aim to drive growth and development across the company’s sites. A key responsibility will be delivering the creation of lean methodology standards, independently running workshops, conducting audits, and assessing workbooks and equipment standards. Leadership and follow up on the definition of the various projects related with different initiatives of Growth and individual sites. Take a leadership role in major capital investment projects
-Lead OPEX Workshops across multiple factories and cultures
-Support audits to state Operational Excellence level of the plants
-Facilitate deployment of lean manufacturing and OPEX mentality
-Creation of tracking systems for the projects
-Monitor the status of Lean Initiatives/Methodologies for the plants
-Support the definition of technical standards for new investments
Work closely with the Global Operational Excellence Director in the identification of opportunities to improve and make the company more competitive.
Standardization and harmonization of activities across multiple global locations.
Support benchmarking and workshops exercises by collecting and analyzing data to help identifying and implementation of improvements.
Compliance with the Company Management Systems (e.g. Project, Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Regulations) and keeping them up to date.
Graduate engineer.
Lean/6Sigma certification or equivalent.
Fluent in English.
MS Office advance and Power BI.
Over 10 years’ experience in developing and implementing Lean/6Sigma methodologies across multiple sites and cultures.
International lean programme management experience.
Over 15 years’ experience in manufacturing environments (ideally automotive industry or a sector that is renowned for its commitment to operations excellence).
Prepared to travel extensively on an international basis
Change management skills
Recognised International brand
HR Qualified Professionals
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