Gestalte deine Karriere als Lean & Continuous Improvement Manager (all genders) bei RHI Magnesita GmbH in Niederdollendorf – Jetzt starten

We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.

The location of the role is in: Wiesbaden

Lean & Continuous Improvement Manager (all genders)

Full time

We offer

• Attractive remuneration package according to collective agreement, including bonus programme
• Company car
• Local benefits such as daily meal allowance, free parking garage as well as other corporate benefits
• RHIM Academy for your ongoing learning & development, including full LinkedIn Learning catalogue
• Mobile working

About the job

As a Lean and Continuous Improvement (CI) manager for Europe, CIS, and Türkiye your main target will be promoting a Lean and CI mindset in the whole European Operations network. In this position, you will be reporting directly to the Head of Operations in Europe, playing a crucial role in improving processes and increasing efficiency. You will be the interface between the global Lean team and our local Lean managers who are based at our local production sites. By collaborating closely with all leaders in the region you will ensure that Lean principles and tools are understood and implemented. Your supervision will keep our people safe, thereby continuously increasing the efficiency of our operations, and achieving the highest quality standards. Lastly, in this role, you will be traveling 70% of your working time to our production sites in Austria, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, France, and Türkiye.

In addition, your tasks will include:

• Deployment of lean philosophy and continuous improvement mindset in the 15 production plants in our Europe, CIS & Türkiye region
• Identification of productivity levers, including the development and implementation of action plans
• Training people on all levels of the organization to enable them to continuously improve their processes
• Sharing best practices across regions and facilities
• Management of your team of Lean & CI and Reliability Experts

About You

You are a Lean management expert and familiar with all the respective Lean methods. You appreciate the opportunity to introduce new tools to make processes more efficient, and your main driver is the result you will see when you improve efficiency. You know how to empower colleagues and stakeholders by training and educating them. Developing and improving processes and people is what motivates you. You have great stakeholder management skills, and with your effective communication style, you easily convince people around you of your ideas and plans. You work well in a matrix organization and thrive in a culture where constant change and improvement are keywords. With your pragmatic hands-on approach, you are achieving results by translating tools and concepts into concrete ‘actions’ that work for people in our production facilities.

• A technical university degree, preferably in the fields of process engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or similar areas
• Lean Six Sigma certification, preferably Green or Black Belt
• Several years of relevant working experience in a role with a lean manufacturing and continuous improvement focus
• English – Proficient/Fluent
• German – Proficient/Fluent
• French – will be considered an asset

We will make sure to offer you a competitive salary package that values your relevant background and that’s in line with market values.

Sounds like you?

At RHI Magnesita everyone is welcome and encouraged to apply. We evaluate applications based on required qualifications and regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status. At RHI Magnesita we appreciate the value of diverse teams.

We kindly ask you to submit your application online and in English. Due to data privacy reasons, applications via e-mail cannot be taken into consideration.

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