Continuous Improvement Coordinator in Melle bei WestRock

As a Continuous Improvement Coordinator, you will be responsible for coaching and guiding the implementation of the Operational Excellence System (OES) which is a Lean Six Sigma deployment into the Smurfit WestRock organization. You will be the direct conduit between the tactical/operational and strategic initiatives in the organization.

At Smurfit WestRock, we believe in investing in our employees’ growth and development. We offer continuous improvement training and green belt certification to help you develop your skills and advance your career.

• Align with strategic objectives for the Division/Region/Plant and Execute Operational Excellence strategy to accomplish them.
• Responsible for the training/coaching of belts at the local plant level to achieve savings goals.
• Execute Lean Six Sigma projects to meet division savings goals.
• Focus on driving improvements in revenue and driving cost out of the business through more effective processes, elimination of non-value added or duplicate efforts, waste, and other related defects in the process.
• Train teams to utilize Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology.
• Provide and share foundational best practices.
• Ensure alignment to the system across plants.
• Coach and assist plants in their Zero Loss Thinking and Analysis.
• Ensure plants are prepared for the launch of the Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Perform audits and assessments for the evaluation of Operational Excellence Coach and assist plants in their Zero Loss.
• Identify training needs/gaps prior to and during the implementation.
• Raising issues that need addressed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What do you need to be successful?

The ideal candidate will be a team player with foundational experience in Continuous Improvement and Lean operating systems who can facilitate and drive change in a fast-paced and ever-changing manufacturing environment leveraging his/her strong interpersonal, mentoring and influencing skills.

• Education: 3-year degree preferred, but not required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement
• Foundational experience in Lean Operating Systems
• Green Belt certification is nice to have but we can also help you to develop your skills and obtain it
• Fluent knowledge of German and very good English
• Coaching and communications skills
• Strong leadership abilities
• Professional maturity – work with all levels

What we offer:

• We work with the most valued customers in the market
• Safety is our top priority
• We have a modern fleet of printing machines
• We focus on the development of our employees at every grade level
• We make a charitable contribution to the local community

Our benefits:

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Company social benefits, such as a company pension scheme
• Flexible working hours