Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement (m/w/d)

Celanese International Corporation; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 holidays

November bonus

Employee Assistence Program

2 workdays per year for social impact

Career opportunities within a global 팀

Other corporate benefits

Job summary

Celanese International Corporation in Frankfurt-Hochst is seeking a Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement (m/w/d) who enjoys data mining, identifying improvement opportunities, leading teams to root cause analysis and implementing sustainable improvements.

You will guide cross-functional projects through DMAIC, drive manufacturing and transactional process improvements, and collaborate with senior management to translate expectations into tangible deliverables.

Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma training and certification; Black Belt or higher preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools and data analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or related technical discipline.
• Travel willingness: 25–50% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste.
• Support sites in achieving yearly productivity goals.
• Drive data-based decision making in transactional and manufacturing processes.
• Analyze data to identify trends and preventive actions to improve reliability and reduce variation.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement across the global organization.
• Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Create structures to sustain improvements and embed new processes in workflows.
• Collaborate with senior management to translate expectations into deliverables.
• Lead digitalization and automation efforts to support predictive maintenance.
• Standardize best practices and KPI implementations across sites.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma Black Belt

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Project leadership

Communication

Minitab

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Tools

Minitab

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Overview

For our Team in Frankfurt-Hochst, we are looking for a Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement (m/w/d), who enjoys data mining, identifying improvement opportunities, leading teams to identify root cause and implement and sustaining improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects of cross functional global teams through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste in the process and identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement.
• Help manage company productivity program and support sites in achieving their yearly goals.
• Drive a culture of data-based decision making in both transactional and manufacturing processes.
• Analyze data to discover trends and issues and identify predictive and preventative actions to improve reliability and reduce variation in a process.
• Help establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global corporation
• Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Implement a structure to sustain improvements and embed the new processes into the current workflow.
• Lead and assists in defining, setting and implementation performance improvement strategies at locations.
• Collaborate with and influence senior management on areas of improvement and translate mgmt. expectations into project deliverables.
• Assist and lead digitalization and automation efforts globally that will assist in predictive maintenance etc.
• Drive the standardization, implementation and communication of organizational best practices
• Drive the implementation of Organizational Management at sites and the implementation of Leading and Lagging KPIs.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments
• Lean Six Sigma training and certification, a mininimum of Black Belt (preferred Master Black Belt, or Lean Master Black Belt)
• Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis
• Working knowledge of MiniTab (SAP and Power BI preferred)
• Ability to interface and collaborate with senior mgmt. on opportunities and project status
• Broad and deep knowledge of Quality theories/tools that can be implemented in a Chemical Industry
• Ownership mentality, passionate about improving our processes and cost efficiency
• Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills to communicate within the team and with customers

Required Years' Experience:

Minimum 5 years of work experience in Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools and Data Analysis

Required Education:

A Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or a related technical discipline

Travel Requirements: Domestic and International travel 25-50% of time

We offer:

• 30 holidays
• November bonus
• Employee Assistence Program
• 2 workdays per year for social impact and volunteering
• Professional challenges and career opportunities within a global team
• Other corporate benefits

Employment Type: FULL_TIME