Continuous Improvement Manager/ Lean Manager (M/F/D)

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence and reducing costs through innovative process improvements? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where Lean methodologies and Six Sigma principles are at the core of success?

Join our team on a 6-month contract (with potential for extension) and play a key role in transforming our operations. We’re also open to Freelancers , making this a great opportunity for independent consultants looking to collaborate on impactful projects.

Job Requirements:

• Identify, evaluate, and recommend changes or improvements in operational process, procedures, and equipment and provide analysis to support these changes;
• Performs process validation and maintains necessary documentation.
• Experienced with Lean methodologies and Six sigma concept
• Assist users in understanding and establishing baseline performance and work standards.
• Develop budget and capital expenditure plans for operational improvements;
• Manage and/or participate in project teams to achieve defined objective and deliverables through the use of standardized Company processes;
• Develop cost comparisons of alternate processes, parts, tooling, equipment, or systems within Operations;
• Performing cost studies, economic comparisons, and justification analysis;
• Lower the cost of production by eliminating wastes in both manpower and materials;
• Research, develop and implement cost reduction program;
• Direct and assist in the preparation of various reports and presentation for field and executive management;
• Develop, maintain and distribute reports as required.

Required Skills (Technical Competency):

• Ability to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems that included people, materials, information, equipment and cost.
• Capable of performing root cause analysis to determine cause and solutions to various technical manufacturing issues.
• Product costing knowledge and ability to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an intermediate skill level with Microsoft Project,
• Database software/Access, Excel, and Word software.
• This position requires and intermediate to advanced skill level with CAD software or any software dealing with plant layouts and process flow mapping.

Desired Skills:

• Good Communication in English and German (oral & written) & Interpersonal skills
• Relevent experiance- 10-15 years
• Customer Focus – Ability to build and develop Customer & Supplier relationships
• Organisational Agility
• Problem solving ability
• Logical Thinking
• Effective Time management

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