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Talent Acquisition and Development Senior Manager, Zobele - kdc/one home care

Part of kdc/one, Zobele is a multinational, global leader in product development and manufacturing, key partner of the top Home & Personal Care FMCG´s companies.

To meet our growth challenges we're looking for proactive, enthusiastic and talented professionals willing to join our team. Our division is currently looking for a:

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR

Develop, lead, and implement operational continuous improvement programs across the Division. Coach and support the deployment of the standard Hoshin X Matrix to establish strategic roadmaps for all Plants, ensuring alignment with long-term goals for the business. Deployment of standard metrics, embed the Continuous Improvement culture, implement Lean Manufacturing principles and problem-solving technics to drive sustainable margin improvement across all sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy a comprehensive Continuous Improvement strategy and philosophy for the Division, fostering a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Coach, guide and support plants through the Manufacturing Maturity Model improvement process.
• Deployment of the standard Hoshin X Matrix for the Division and its plants to establish strategic roadmaps and ensure alignment with long-term goals.
• Implement standard metrics for performance improvements, ensuring alignment with Division objectives.
• Deployment of standard visual management systems to ensure transparency, accountability, and real-time problem solving across all plants.
• Coach, lead, and train plant teams in Continuous Improvement and lean manufacturing technics to eliminate waste, improve efficiency and material flow.
• Facilitate best-practice sharing across the Division, ensuring that lessons learned, and improvements are leveraged across all sites.
• Support employee engagement and development, fostering execution and building a high-performance culture, focused on continuous growth.
• Mentor Continuous Improvement Managers on site, enhancing their capabilities on Continuous Improvement methodologies and Lean tools.

Requirements:

• Fluency in English is a prerequisite
• University Engineering degree; MBA as a plus
• 8+ years of experience in the role, preferably in large-scale manufacturing companies, FMCG.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing of Devices/components/packaging processes is preferred.
• Solid lean/Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Deep knowledge of production processes & line balancing.
• Expertise in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.
• Project Management and execution.
• Strong skills in change management and employee coaching.
• Natural and technical leadership
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows-based computer applications
• Knowledge of SAP as preferable
• Team Builder / Teamwork.
• Willing to travel extensively.
• Relentless in improvement initiatives and in driving continuous improvement.

The role can be based in Garland (Texas) or Manitowoc (Wisconsin).

Join US! Apply now and join the by kdc/one worldwide team!

Zobele by kdc/one is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and qualifications.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelDirector

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEngineering, Manufacturing, and Production
• IndustriesChemical Manufacturing

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