Continuous Improvement Leader in Oradea

Key Job Accountabilities: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Drive continuous improvement into all areas of the business: Drive, facilitate, and support continuous improvement activity. Act as a catalyst to drive continuous improvement mentality into areas of involvement and overall business. Contribute to the ongoing development of continuous improvement strategy and planning. Ensure that all continuous improvement activities align with continuous improvement strategy. Facilitate continuous improvement activity in all areas of involvement. Provide leadership and support to ensure that improvement teams are productive. Ensure full participation of all team members. CREATE LEAN CULTURE: Delivery of lean/continuous improvement training: Design and deliver lean/continuous improvement training events and activities. Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of training activities and implement relevant improvements. Carry out certification/re-certification as required. Develop necessary training documentation and procedures. Maintain continuous improvement skills database. Provide training statistics as required. Continually review current training modules/documentation and implement improvements. Delivery of all lean training modules (periodic delivery). CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: Drive customer satisfaction in all areas of accountability: Understand customer (internal or external) requirements. Identify and drive waste reduction from customer value streams in all areas of exposure. Respond to the customer in a timely manner. Display a "voice of customer" mentality. DEPLOY LEAN PROCESSES: Provide SME coverage in Lean Sigma tools and techniques to include: Value Stream Transformation/Mapping, 5S/Workplace Organization/Visual Systems, Flow Manufacturing, SMED/Changeover Optimization, Pull systems, TPM, Line Balancing, Poke Yoke/Mistake Proofing, Problem Solving, PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act), Advanced Quality Improvement Tools, FMEA, Capability Studies, Measurement Systems Analysis, Statistical Process Control, and other tools as identified. DEVELOP AND COACH: Provision of facilitation and coaching expertise: Lead by example, "Walk the talk". Creatively apply coaching tools and techniques. Ensure that trainees develop personal competencies and do not develop a dependency upon the coach. Encourage a commitment to action and personal development with the trainees. Observe, listen, and ask questions to understand the situation/problems and be supportive and non-judgmental at all times. Accountable to execute on Plexus’ Best People strategy, leaders will focus on evaluating potential, driving succession planning and ensuring that their employees receive the development and coaching required to realize their full potential. Additional Accountabilities: Acknowledges and complies with the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards provided in the procedures and instructions that are specific to each field, documentation that underlies the proper functioning of the integrated management system of quality, environment, safety and occupational health. Additional duties as assigned. Education/Experience Qualifications: A minimum of a(n) Bachelor’s degree is required; 8 years of related experience is required. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered. Other Qualifications: Intermediate Managing Change; Intermediate Influence & Negotiation; Intermediate Verbal and Written Communication Skills; intermediate Decision Making, Problem Solving Skills; Works on problems of diverse scope which require analysis and independent thought; Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Interacts with internal and external contacts; Uses professional concepts and gains a broad understanding of industry practices and Plexus policies and procedures; Applies Plexus policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues in both practical and imaginative ways. Work Environment: The work setting should consist of an office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and a low noise level. This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform. Plexus is a global organization, whose headquarters are located in the United States and whose services are offered through its international affiliates. In order to meet the needs of its Customers, many of which are also international organizations, Plexus operates under a matrix organizational structure whereby employees are expected to interact with colleagues, managers and senior leadership in any of our international locations. Therefore, although the position described herein is offered by Plexus Services RO SRL, the services of the employee are rendered in a global or group-wide context. For additional information on Plexus’ international locations, please visit https://www.plexus.com/en-us/about/locations.