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

Celanese; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 holidays

November bonus

Employee Assistance Program

Volunteer days

Global career opportunities

Corporate benefits

Job summary

Celanese in Frankfurt-Höchst is seeking a Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement to mine data, identify improvement opportunities, and lead cross-functional teams to implement sustaining improvements.

You will drive DMAIC projects, manage productivity programs, train teams on lean and Six Sigma, and collaborate with senior management on performance strategies across global sites.

Qualifications

• Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments.
• Lean Six Sigma training and certification, min Belt level Black Belt (preferred Master Black Belt or Lean Master Black Belt).
• Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional global projects through DMAIC to identify non-value added steps and waste; evaluate improvement opportunities.
• Help manage productivity programs and support sites in achieving yearly goals.
• Drive data-based decision making in transactional and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Data Analysis

MiniTab

Power BI

SAP

Stakeholder Mgmt

Quality Theories

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Tools

SAP

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

For our Team in Frankfurt-Höchst, 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

Join our team and help shape the future with us. We look forward to meeting you and seeing if we are a good match.