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

Celanese Corporation; Hessen; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 holidays

November bonus

Employee assistance program

Volunteer days (2)

Job summary

Celanese Corporation in Frankfurt-Höchst is seeking a Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement to lead data-driven process improvements across global teams. The role focuses on identifying root causes, guiding Lean Six Sigma initiatives and sustaining efficiency gains in both manufacturing and transactional environments.

You will partner with senior management to translate strategic goals into actionable projects, support digitalization initiatives, and train teams in lean tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools and data analysis.
• Proficient in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and tools.
• Experience interfacing with senior management on project status and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional global projects through DMAIC to identify non-value added steps and waste, and implement improvements.
• Help manage productivity programs and support sites in achieving yearly goals.
• Drive data-based decision making in manufacturing and transactional processes.
• Analyze data to identify trends and actions to improve reliability and reduce process variation.
• Establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global organization.
• Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Implement sustaining structures to embed new processes in workflows.
• Lead and assist in defining performance improvement strategies at locations.
• Collaborate with senior management to translate expectations into project deliverables.
• Support digitalization and automation efforts for predictive maintenance.
• Drive standardization and communication of organizational best practices.
• Implement Organizational Management and KPI initiatives at sites.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma Black Belt

Data analysis

Minitab

SAP

Power BI

Management liaison

Quality theory

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Tools

Minitab

SAP

Power BI

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