Lean Project Specialist

Purpose and Main Priorities of the Role

As part of the Production team, the Lean Manufacturing Engineer will support the Plant Manager and the Head of Operational Excellence in the activation and deployment of continuous improvement initiatives, by ensuring the most appropriate pace of execution for the operational excellence program, balancing time to impact and cultural change in an international, rapidly growing and very challenging environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Follow up on Lean Transformation initiatives being deployed across plants, engaging all the functions involved at all levels.
• Coordinate and sustain the tasks within the Lean Transformation project streams identified to improve OEE, plant efficiency, reduce waste and cost, and promote the cultural change needed to embrace the continuous improvement approach in our daily work.
• Map, improve and standardise processes to enhance plant and machine efficiency, always adopting a structured problem‑solving approach, identifying problems and carrying out thorough root cause and effect analyses.
• Support the operational excellence program governance, including standardised work instructions and best practices, Gemba walks, visual management of operational KPIs and recurring action‑oriented meetings to ensure progress, timely debottlenecking and risk addressing, in line with the Operational Excellence roadmap.
• Own the local KPI system to track progress and report to the Plant Manager and the Operational Excellence central team about continuous improvement initiatives and related customer‑oriented impact, proactively highlighting risks and opportunities for growth.
• Develop strong partnership with cross‑function stakeholders, promoting collaboration across multiple workstreams and projects, feeding the Operational Excellence central team strategic roadmap.
• Define and track the connection between operative KPIs and the P&L of the plant of reference, to guarantee a focus on customer needs and optimised productivity.

Who We Are Looking For

• A strong interest in continuous improvement and operations.
• Experience with lean management tool‑box and methodology.
• Strong analytical skills, problem‑solving attitude, and organisational abilities.
• Proactive, motivated, and a strong team player.
• Passionate about execution and making things happen, with a hands‑on approach.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, enabling collaboration across functions.
• Comfortable with Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI and data‑analysis tools.
• Proficient in English.

Location

Based in: Caponago (MB)

Selection Process

You will meet the HR Business Partner, the Plant Director and the Head of Operational Excellence.

Adjustments and Inclusion

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to accommodate your needs. We are committed to ensuring that every person feels connected, that their uniqueness is valued and celebrated and that everyone feels that they belong.

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