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Are you with us?!?The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for facilitating and initiating Operational Excellence Programs and activities, including 4-walls initiatives according to overall program targets of the BA and Group.
Job Responsibilities: - Initiate and facilitate Operational Excellence programs and activities, including 4-Walls initiatives according to overall program targets of the BA and Group
- Provide continuous improvement support to the Plants, working in close cooperation with the Plant Manager and the whole plant management team
- Support and lead, whenever needed, operational excellence and lean improvement projects at the plants through the use of techniques such as Kaizen, 5'S, Six Sigma, TPM, Kanban
- Provide operational excellence and Lean on-the-job training to plant teams, making sure that contents are understood and fully owned as well as responsibilities are defined and understood
- Ensure compliance, Group culture, targets and policies respect and implementation, with particular focus on HSE as first priority
- Contribute in definition of continuous improvement and Operational Excellence key performance indicators, target setting and achievement action plans
- Support Plant Manager in deploying operational excellence and continuous improvement plans, tool and methodologies, in order to achieve world class excellence level in operations
- Facilitate and where needed, lead, Operational Excellence and lean improvement programs and activities
- Lead strategic continuous improvement projects within plant operations enabling timely achievement of targets within own area of responsibility
- Handle in-house training on CI tools and methodologies for employees
- Manage operational excellence follow up meetings and related action plans
- Take care of operational excellence reports and progress presentations
- Provide technical expertise to plant on statistics, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM, Kanban methodology, tools and practices
- Respect and develop compliance to Group culture, policies and directives for own perimeter
Required Competencies & Expereince: - Technical University degree required, master degree and official certification about Lean and/or six Sigma preferred
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in manufacturing roles and implementation of operational excellence programs, within a manufacturing environment, preferably in process industry
- Solid knowledge and expertise in Operational Excellence, Lean and continuous improvement methodologies and tools
- Proven change management skills, applied in continuous improvement and operational excellence projects and activities within a manufacturing environment, preferably in process industry
- Strong leadership, problem solving and analytical skills
- Proven analysis and presentation skills, including use of common IT tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid time management and planning skills
- Availability to extensive travelling
- Fluency in English and local language
Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
About Us.Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our three divisions, Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.Learn more at www.ahlstrom.com