3M

Senior Continuous Improvement Manager, EMEA

3M

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Switzerland

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Working with key stakeholders to understand short and long-term strategic direction, operating plans and improvement objectives ensuring alignment/development of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies/approaches
  • Developing/coordinating site, multi-site improvements plans/strategies and making sure that CI is integrated into the Plant Operations “Operating System”
  • Ensuring implementation/application of appropriate CI principles/standards for 3M CI program
  • Building upon existing Improvement processes, plant operating system, training, applying systems thinking and capabilities to ensure integration of all improvement methodologies into an effective CI approach
  • Develop CI skills across all levels of the organization by creating and steering leaders along a specific learning journey for CI capabilities

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
  • Significant experience in manufacturing which should include either plant and/or operations management
  • Led a manufacturing operation and/or business (i.e. responsible for income statement, ledger and balance sheet improvement)
  • Proven experience using Toyota Production System (TPS) (e.g. Lean, Kaizen and Lean Six Sigma methodologies) in a private, public, government or military environment
  • Experience working with executives/leaders and personally leading organizations, deployments and improvement at the regional, division and/or area level
  • Experience building, planning and executing improvement strategies at Business, Division and/or Area levels
  • International experience is required (multi continent experience is highly desired)
  • Experience with a wide array of improvement methodologies (Projects, Kaizen events, daily management, systems thinking) and use of improvement methodologies/approach to drive both operational and financial objectives
  • Understanding of and experience improving core manufacturing technologies (e.g. continuous flow, chemicals, coaters, makers, converting technology)
  • Experience and skills in accelerating the development leaders/leadership thinking and CI capability at all levels across multiple disciplines.
Benefits
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Continuous ImprovementToyota Production SystemLeanKaizenLean Six Sigmamanufacturing operations managementimprovement methodologiessystems thinkingfinancial objectivescore manufacturing technologies
Soft Skills
stakeholder engagementleadershipstrategic planningorganizational developmenttraining and developmentcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingexecutive interactionchange management