HPS Engineer/Manager

HENKEL IS FOR THOSE WHO STEP UP. DO YOU?

At Henkel, you can make a difference and craft your career. That's why you own your projects and take full responsibility from an early stage. Our unique brands in markets around the world open up countless opportunities to follow your convictions and explore new paths. If you have an entrepreneurial mindset that allows you to always think out of the box - take the chance and shape the digital future together with us.

YOUR ROLE

• Manages all Continuous Improvement (CI) activities and projects in the plant
• Implements a Continuous Improvement strategy to ensure efficient production and high quality products
• Delivers against production performance KPIs, budget and projects
• Sets up and executes development plans for production personnel, esp. regarding CI training; coaches HPS practitioners on HPS deployment
• Ensures operations processes and solutions are implemented according to global procedures and local regulations
• Organizes and facilitates improvement workshops; leads the team in the workshop, co-ordinates and follows up on implementation
• Trains the participants and trainers on the standards and uses them consistently Involves the relevant people and departments to ensure full ownership of the actions and results
• Manages and oversees the HPS program deployment; develops and manages the HPS capability development program
• Acts as role model of continuous improvement culture and behaviors
• Validates and certifies accomplishment of the different capability levels
• Coaches the use of HPS principles and tools, and the mindset and behaviors required to sustain the HPS program
• Tracks progress of the master plan and gives appropriate advice and detects possible obstacles

YOUR SKILLS

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field, preferably Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering. Three (3) years or more experience applying Lean methodologies in a manufacturing environment
• Highly developed understanding of TPM methodologies and implementation. Demonstrated ability to present proposals and projects to all levels of management
• Ability to quantify improvements per KPI, lead RCA to solve production loss issues, lead change, and create process flows, value streams and flow diagrams
• Proficient in the use of value stream maps, fishbone diagrams, 5S, SMED visual management and other lean tools.

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