Process Excellence Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Process Excellence agenda for the site, providing support across all pillars and managing the Plant Phase progression and Process Excellence Roadmap.
• Train and qualify Pillar leads and colleagues on Continuous Improvement and Process Excellence tools, techniques, and Standard Work Procedures (SWPs).
• Ensure adherence to the established Daily Management System (DMS) across departments and manage Hoshin review meetings.
• Extract and analyze system data to support Process Excellence activities, DMS execution, Loss Triangle analysis, productivity reviews, and loss mapping across production lines.
• Partner with department leads to identify process improvement needs, facilitate sessions, and apply Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools to address identified operational gaps.
• Deliver current Gross/Net Productivity Plans with area leads, manage year-on-year productivity targets, and build a 3-year Productivity Pipeline.
• Validate financial and operational benefits of implemented improvements, establish new operational standards, and qualify team members in updated working processes.
• Lead the Focused Improvement Pillar to build site-wide CI capability while collaborating with Managers, Coaches, and Operators across production areas.
• Benchmark KPIs, best practices, and CI tools externally across regional and global network sites.

Key Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Experience: 8–10 years in Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing in a production environment.
• Certifications: Six Sigma qualification (Green/Black Belt) strongly preferred.
• Skills: Hands-on change agent with strong data-driven problem-solving, coaching, and stakeholder influence at all levels.