Senior Process Excellence Lead — Europe

Barry Callebaut Group; Lebbeke; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry Callebaut Group is seeking a seasoned Process Excellence leader to drive sustainable manufacturing performance across the WE + CEMEA network (excl. Cocoa). You will translate business priorities into a focused agenda on Material Usage Variance, speed loss, yield, and capacity optimization.

You will build capability through coaching, embed standards, and lead PDCA routines while partnering with Operations, Engineering and Finance to realize, measure and replicate benefits across sites.

Qualifications

• Technical degree and proven process engineering expertise in manufacturing.
• 10+ years of experience in process engineering or process excellence.
• Global matrix experience across multiple sites is preferred.
• Experience with process transfers, qualification and validation.
• At least 3 years of leading and developing a technical team.
• Fluent written and spoken English; travel to sites required.

Responsibilities

• Lead process performance and loss elimination initiatives (MUV, speed loss, yield).
• Quantify losses and implement prioritized improvement plans with ownership.
• Develop and deploy process standards aligned with global CoE and BCOS.
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing Excellence, Engineering, Quality and Finance.
• Embed process excellence into initiative management and handover processes.
• Identify opportunities to leverage digital tools and proven tech.

Skills

PDCA

Root-cause analysis

Statistical process control

Process optimization

Leadership

Education

University degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Food Engineering

Job description

Barry Callebaut Group is seeking a seasoned Process Excellence leader to drive sustainable manufacturing performance across the WE + CEMEA network (excl. Cocoa). You will translate business priorities into a focused agenda on Material Usage Variance, speed loss, yield, and capacity optimization.

You will build capability through coaching, embed standards, and lead PDCA routines while partnering with Operations, Engineering and Finance to realize, measure and replicate benefits across sites.