Continuous Improvement Specialist (m/f/d)

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This position reports to:

Quality Manager

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Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the continuous improvement strategy for a local organizational unit, including promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Each day, you will mentor and coach teams to achieve operational excellence and drive improved results. You will also showcase your expertise by deploying and leading projects to improve and sustain local business performance.

The work model for the role is: onsite #LIonsite

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You will be mainly accountable for:

• You will constructively scrutinize existing processes in order to achieve improvements in productivity, costs, environmental and energy targets or quality including documentation.

• Identifying and working to remove roadblocks that prevent the successful implementation and adoption of continuous improvement initiatives and overseeing cases of conflicting priorities.

• Promoting and leading improvement programs and projects within your own area of responsibility, with a hands-on (Gemba, Kaizen, Lean) and problem-solving approach.

• Leading a systematic fact-based approach to identify and evaluate opportunities for future improvement within the local organization.

• Providing guidance and supporting towards disseminating a continuous improvement mindset and culture at all levels, activities, and functions to promote behavioral change for continuous performance improvement at local level.

• You will regularly report and present to the management team on progress, successes and challenges in the implementation of CI measures and present the location in an international exchange with other locations and the CI community.

You will join a talented, young, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Successfully completed studies in Master of Business and Engineering or a comparable degree.

• You are experienced in facilitating workshops and leading interdisciplinary project teams.

• You have several years of experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean Management or in a similar position. (Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt)

• Strong knowledge and experience in Continuous Improvement, CIP methods (e.g. Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5S, Standard Work, Value Stream Value Stream Analysis and Visualization) or in a similar position

• High level of analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Proactive and independent way of working and a high degree of initiative.

• Confident handling of common Microsoft Office applications, knowledge of ERP systems like SAP.

• You are at ease communicating in German and English fluently.

Benefits

We also offer our employees the following benefits:

• Canteen

• Retirement Plan

• Flexible Work Practices

• Job Bike

• Share purchase plan for employees

• Employee Assistance Program

• Training and development opportunities

Please note: in the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.

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