Dubai Operational Excellence Leader (Lean & QRQC)

Safran; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Safran Seats Dubai is seeking an Operational Excellence Project Coordinator to drive the maturity of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement across the Dubai site. You will implement the One Safran framework, establish KPIs, and guide teams in QRQC, 5S, and performance management.

You will travel to benchmark with other Safran sites, co-develop training, and mentor future Dubai operational excellence leaders during ramp-up while ensuring state-of-the-art standards are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, or operational excellence, ideally in an industrial or aerospace environment.
• Hands-on experience deploying and auditing 5S on the shop floor.
• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma tools (SMED, Kaizen, value stream mapping, visual management).
• Experience with maturity models, standard deployment, or continuous improvement frameworks.
• Familiarity with QRQC methodology and KPI/performance management systems.
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience, ideally in aerospace or a demanding industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Pilot the maturity deployment of the Operational Excellence discipline at the Dubai site, ensuring processes, tools and practices are installed to state-of-the-art / One Safran standards.
• Define and maintain the Operational Excellence maturity roadmap for Dubai (Qualifying level, Bronze, and subsequent levels), aligned with the One Safran maturity grid.
• Deploy and maintain the One Safran Operational Excellence handbook, maturity grids, standard KPIs, and QRQC methodology at the Dubai site.
• Report maturity progress and KPIs to the Operational Excellence BPM/BPO, acting as the functional reference point for Operational Excellence topics at Dubai.
• Identify gaps versus the One Safran reference framework and define, track, and close the associated action plans.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Operational excellence

5S deployment

Lean Six Sigma tools

Maturity models

QRQC

Experience 5–8 years

Education

Master Degree

Job description

Safran Seats Dubai is seeking an Operational Excellence Project Coordinator to drive the maturity of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement across the Dubai site. You will implement the One Safran framework, establish KPIs, and guide teams in QRQC, 5S, and performance management.

You will travel to benchmark with other Safran sites, co-develop training, and mentor future Dubai operational excellence leaders during ramp-up while ensuring state-of-the-art standards are met.