Lean Manager (f/m/d)

ABOUT HSE, part of JELD-WEN Inc.

Founded in 1992, in 2018 HSE, spol. s r.o. became part of JELD-WEN, a multinational corporation founded in 1960 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. JELD-WEN, Inc. operates 117 manufacturing facilities in 19 countries, located primarily in North America, Europe and Australia.

HSE, spol. s r.o. is part of the Austrian Domoferm GmbH und Co KG group together with our sister company, BOS GmbH Best Of Steel. We are the European market leader for steel frames and a leading supplier of steel doors in Europe. For our production site, located in Humpolec we are looking for a Lean Manager (f/m/d) for immediate appointment:

Are you looking for a job in the manufacturing business, would you like to work in international and cross-functional teams, and are you enthusiastic about Continuous improvement? If so, we can offer you an excellent opportunity as a Lean Manager. In this role you will be responsible for leading, deploying and delivering all performance improvement related initiatives within our plant in Humpolec.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop und support Continuous improvement (CI) culture in our plant and act as an ambassador for CI initiatives
• Effective deployment of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, business process assessment, planning, facilitation and execution of Kaizen events
• Develop and deliver a Productivity pipeline (improvement projects and savings)
• Plan and deliver CI projects to achieve business cost reduction targets
• Manage projects for approved CI programs by coordinating the necessary resources and setting controls to achieve the agreed objectives
• Facilitate and lead CI events
• Monitor the cost, schedule and progress of plant CI projects and events and take actions where appropriate
• Encourage knowledge-sharing in plant to accelerate improvements and benefits

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Completed education in the field of business administration/industrial engineering, as well as 2-3 years practical experience in a similar role with focus on Continuous Improvement/ Lean (preferably in manufacturing industry)
• At least Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (preferably Black Belt)
• Experience in working with Business data
• Experience in leading projects and steering change mangement initiatives as well as commitment to drive change
• Analytical, structured and team-oriented mind-set
• Strong communication skills
• Advanced MS Office skills, with a strong emphasis on Excel
• Very good Czech language skills and good English skills

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GOOD REASON TO JOIN

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises, and improve every day.

For this role we are seeking for a dynamic, process- and solution-oriented person with strong communication skills at all levels, who is eager to build up and improve our Continuous Improvement culture in our organization.

We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

If you are interested in this challenging position, please send us your application (CV in English language) via our job platform.