Role Overview

This role is responsible for driving Continuous Improvement (CI) and developing the Operational Excellence (OpEx) framework across the Americas. The position will play a key role in embedding Lean principles, identifying process improvement opportunities, and delivering measurable operational performance gains across manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of the Operational Excellence framework across Americas sites, ensuring alignment with global standards
• Apply strong Lean principles to identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, and improve process performance
• Deliver and support GOLD-level Continuous Improvement activities in line with internal CI standards, with ongoing development toward higher levels
• Facilitate and lead CI workshops (e.g., Kaizen, value stream mapping, root cause problem solving) to drive sustainable improvements
• • Identify, prioritize, and execute process improvement initiatives across manufacturing and support functions
  • Provide hands-on support to sites, including the ability to lead or support changeover (SMED) improvement exercises where required
  • Coach and train site teams in Lean tools and CI methodologies to build internal capability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, operations, quality, supply chain) to deliver end-to-end improvements
  • Support standardization and best practice sharing across sites
  • Own the CI savings delivery for the ETS Americas, track and validate savings against forecasted targets.
  • Participate in weekly meetings with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager to review:
    • CI Updates: Progress on savings, project status, and new opportunities.
    • OPEX Maturity: Site-level progress and training needs.