Regional Continuous Improvement Manager in Deutschland bei Sherwin Williams

Sherwin-Williams

The Area Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for supporting the facilities in the region in the creation and implementation of Sherwin Williams CI culture. The Area CI Manager works closely with various manufacturing or distribution sites to understand current state processes and improve on them to attain monetary, time, or moral benefits. This resource will be the main point of contact for coaching and training of CI strategies and needs for the facilities or operational areas.

The role can be based in EMEAI Region and requires 50% of travels

Here, we believe there’s not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there’s a place for you at Sherwin-Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We’ll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive!

Eligibility to Work

You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

Increase the transparency of Operations by ensuring robust measurement of losses for all areas of Operations e.g. generation of appropriate loss trees.
Increase productivity within Operations by leading usage of the appropriate lean tools, six sigma methodology, etc. (e.g. value stream mapping, 5S, Kanban) to eliminate losses such as delay, duplication, unnecessary movement, unclear communication, incorrect inventory, and product defects.
Undertake pillar training and leadership of the Standard Work program
Collaborate with the facilities to execute the different pillar certifications of the Standard Work program.
Coach the operational teams in continuous improvement techniques and help them cascade this approach to their teams to develop a proactive continuous improvement culture.
Help ensure that ownership of work is allocated in a manageable fashion to ensure the culture.
Develop training programmes and undertake training in the use of continuous improvement tools.
Challenge the production team to ensure appropriate momentum of improvement.
Create reports for the facilities to identify areas of opportunity and execute on improvements.
Assist facilities with the maintenance of their respective continuous improvement projects in the Onbase database.
Assist sites with analysis and improvement of current processes
Assist sites with scoping of CI projects
Ensure the proper communication of goals and processes to meet the SW standards.
Participate in design reviews for projects
Reviews implementation requirements to understand site personnel or resource requirements and negotiate with the involved areas.
Build and lead the implementation plans for each specific facility to maintain the 5 yr plans for Standard Work and other CI initiatives
Promote and share of best practices – A key aspect of the Regional Team
Drive towards standardization where at all possible to ensure better sharing of equipment, parts and knowledge going forward
Assist facilities with process issues as needed
Analyzes production work trends to identify opportunities for improvement
Creates reports for sites/regions as needed through the analytics tools like OBIEE or Business Objects.
Audit sites for certification or sustainability of CI certifications.
Partner with Area Controllers or Area Directors to prioritize the needs of the facilities.
Encourage a ‘management by fact’ mindset.

Project Experience of continuous improvement working using and coaching CI tools and techniques.
Experience of using the TPM framework for improvement within a factory.
Experience of working in a consumer goods manufacturing environment
Strong financial and commercial awareness, with a good understanding of all functional areas within the business.
Demonstration of: strong leadership through influencing and coaching; ability to communicate to all levels; energetic passion for creative but appropriate improvement; enthusiasm and pa