Continuous Improvement Leader
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Continuous Improvement Leader to join our Energy Solutions Division in Portugal.
Main Responsibilities:
* Contribute to the definition of the CI strategy for the year.
* Support plants in identifying potential savings and opportunities for improvement to achieve the yearly savings target.
* Participate and support Kaizen workshops in the plant.
* Support plant teams in methodology such as problem solving and Lean workshops.
* Support a change on production and continuous improvement mindset.
* Follow up on scrap reduction and productivity improvement projects.
* Monitor plant CI savings.
Profile:
* Engineer with 6 years of experience in industry, mainly in continuous improvement.
* Strong experience in manufacturing is mandatory, and experience in quality would be a plus.
* Good experience in leading Lean manufacturing workshops (SMED, Hoshin, VSM, Pull flow, 5S, etc.) and problem solving (8D, 5W, PDCA, 6 Sigma, Shainin, etc.).
* Professional and fluent English is mandatory.
* Good knowledge of statistics tools and Minitab.
* Experience in project management (preferential).
* Experience in team management.
* Communication and interpersonal skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
* Strong attention to detail and good planning and organization skills.
* Strong sense of responsibility.
* Problem solving and decision making.
* Results orientation.
Excellent opportunity to acquire and develop your skills in a multinational company.
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