Klöckner Pentaplast Hiring for Operations Excellence Manager Job at Rural Retreat, VA Full Time

kp is a leading global manufacturer of rigid and flexible packaging and special films. We have a clear goal: the sustainable protection of important everyday products. You will find our customers in markets from pharmaceuticals to food and consumer goods. With our film products, we make sure the products last longer and maintain their important properties. With this we significantly contribute to safety, health and consumer satisfaction. We are as dynamic and fast paced as the markets of our customers. Always in motion! Founded in 1965, we now have 31 factories in 18 countries and employ more than 5,900 people worldwide.

It´s not a job – it´s passion!

Be a prime mover in developing a world-leading culture and team of continuous improvement and excellence . In this critical role you identify, lead, and execute the Continuous Improvement opportunities by applying your Lean and Six Sigma skills in the Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) site in Rural Retreat. Together with the site management team you set up projects, assign and execute the improvement opportunities . By performing business assessment, and planning, facilitation, execution of kaizen events, and sustainment through standard work and procedures you enable the site to deliver bottom line results. You drive breakthrough and operational performance improvement through hands-on issue identification, delivery, coaching, training and mentoring .

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This is your role at a glance

Develop or modify the site scorecard to identify improvement opportunities

Ensure continuous improvement through Daily Management as well as Problem Solving

Drive a problem solving culture and processes by leading by example, training and coaching.

Work with operational and functional leaders to customize continuous improvement activities to maximize impact

Lead Kaizen events and work with key stakeholders to make the improvements sustainable

Determine knowledge and competence gaps and work with key stakeholders to design and provide training to close these gaps

Leverage best practices gained through Continuous Improvement activities to other activities which would benefit from implementation

Coach, counsel and train operational managers and staff to apply, support, sustain and develop a Continuous Improvement culture

Build and coach cross functional teams addressing business issues as well as a team of local lean or 6sigma experts

This is what you ideally bring

You are well prepared with your Bachelor of Science degree and profound work experience in an international production environment – if you are a Lean Expert/ Black Belt, it would be a big benefit

Maximized customer satisfaction is the ultimate target of all your activities

You know what it takes to drive and implement CI-Culture because you have already led an operation team and enjoyed working with cross functional teams in the past

With your solid work experience in lean and continuous improvement as well as your passion you know exactly what to do and how to spread the continuous improvement excitement

What’s in it for you

You will be part of the Site Management team, reporting directly to the Site manager. This will give you the opportunity to work closely with all functions on site. Your own team will be a virtual team. You work in an international, agile team with great opportunities for you to connect, learn and deliver. Last but not least this role is the starting point of a functional career path within kp.

Have we piqued your interest? Great. We look forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest start date. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]

Klöckner Pentaplast is an equal opportunity employer, which makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, handicap, disability, sexual preference or marital status.

Nearest Major Market: Blacksburg

Nearest Secondary Market: Virginia

Job Type: Full-time