Knauf Ceiling Solutions

Manager

• Lead the deployment and embedment of the division’s Continuous Improvement (CI) approach, ensuring alignment with the Knauf Group’s direction while actively engaging with teams to drive implementation.
• Work hands-on with plant teams across our organization, spending time on the shop floor to identify improvement opportunities and implement lean methodologies directly where the work happens.
• Collaborate closely with local CI coordinators, working through them to ensure alignment, support, and effective execution of CI initiatives at the plant level.
• Establish and promote global standards for problem-solving, performance improvement, and Lean/CI best practices, ensuring practical application in daily operations.
• Actively train and coach teams at all levels, fostering a continuous improvement mindset and anchoring ownership of CI locally to ensure sustainable results.
• Conduct CI assessments at production sites, working closely with local teams and local CI coordinators to develop and execute actionable improvement plans tailored to their specific needs.
• Collaborate directly with local teams to support and follow through on CAPEX projects, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with CI principles.
• Build and strengthen the division’s Continuous Improvement Network by facilitating best-practice sharing and empowering local teams and CI coordinators to take ownership of their improvement initiatives.

Continuous Improvement Manager