Continuous Improvement Plant Leader

Aliaxis Iberia SAU; Alicante; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aliaxis Iberia SAU seeks a Continuous Improvement Manager in Alicante to lead operational excellence efforts across the plant. This role focuses on deploying key initiatives to drive performance and development, requiring strong analytical, coaching, and communication skills. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in operations and a commitment to improving processes within a stakeholder-driven environment.

Servicios

Flexible interview scheduling

Supportive and inclusive environment

Formación

• 3 years of experience in operations with successful process improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Written and spoken English at level B2.

Responsabilidades

• Deploy operational excellence in the plant and ensure H&S in all initiatives.
• Lead and develop plant CI teams towards meeting excellence goals.
• Engage and lead stakeholders to realize operational excellence objectives.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Coaching

Facilitation skills

Communication

Lean Principles

Six Sigma

Financial acumen

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager in our factory in Alicante.

Aliaxis exists to bring solutions to the worlds water challenges and accelerate the transition to clean energy. We are a global leader in highquality piping solutions for use in building infrastructure industrial and agricultural applications across the globe. Over 15000 people have selected to work for us in more than 40 countries.

Aliaxis has embarked on a positive journey with its Growth with Purpose strategy implementing ambitious urgent actions for sustainability and innovation that will pay off in the short term. By 2025 we will be focusing on the areas where we can create the biggest impact : on carbon reduction in our plants and on increasing the share of recycled content in our products. In conjunction we will continue to develop more and better water solutions for society as a whole. We are looking for passionate people that want to be part of our journey and embrace the behaviors that we at Aliaxis stand for :

• We Dare to challenge the status quo to innovate and to learn fast
• We Care for the environment our customers and each other
• We Deliver by taking accountability for our decisions and actions.

Aliaxis is privately owned with its global headquarters in Brussels Belgium.

Job Purpose

• Deploy the operational excellence program plant wide and ensure that H&S is embedded in all the initiatives
• Deploy the suite of OpEx tools at plant level.
• Develop manufacturing & supply chain excellence initiatives for the site driving the pipeline of initiatives coordinating plant team to achieve optimum results with regards to staff systems equipment machines & site operations.
• Lead coach and develop the plant CI teams to meet the plant excellence goals & strategy.

Required Experience and Knowledge

• 3 years of experience in operations including of successful process improvement success.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A solid understanding and experience on Engineering Project Management Lean Principles Six Sigma Financialacumen.
• Must be able to manage cross functionally with direct and indirect influence.
• Must be able to Coach and facilitate individually and at the team level.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency and strong personal ownership to operational performance and excellence.
• Effective at engaging and leading stakeholders across levels and businesses in order to realize operational excellence goals and objectives.
• Willing to travel within the Division.
• Written and spoken English at least level B2.

Key responsibilities

• Include the HSE priorities in every projects programmes and actions
• Responsible for Supporting executing and monitoring manufacturing excellence goals and plant wide to achieve performance financial and staff development objectives.
• Facilitates assists and develops shop floor excellence operations and removes barriers for employees to meet measurable objectives.
• Deploy and participates in Gemba walks and coaching employees on 5S / standard work / visual management development / modification / adherence managing for daily Improvement (M.D.I. continuous improvement flow problem solving and other lean methods techniques and processes.
• Participates in the training and development of plant employees in excellence program.
• Support planning and sustainment of Kaizen and Lean manufacturing events within value stream team(s).
• Track and report program progress and communicate with plant leadership and EMEA Operational Excellence organization.
• Brings the CI methodology to shopfloor level as well as management level.
• Contribute to the effective people management and talent management (Talent Acquisition Succession Planning Performance Management Development Performance Calibration etc) for direct and indirect employees in collaboration with relevant functional stakeholders.
• Manages projects within the productivity and saving initiatives managements system to contribute to the increase of plants performances.
• Defines together with plant leadership and HR the required competences to execute the needed initiatives to increase the performances of the plant and defines the path to develop them.
• Defines together with the relevant plants stakeholders and the Operational excellence divisional leadership the needs of support by EMEA Operational Excellence organization.
• Drives the management of the divisional Operational Excellence program in coordination with the plant management and the divisional Operational Excellence organization.
• Guarantees that the defined divisional and global standards on Operational Excellence and CI are well understood and proficiently used in the related areas of the plant.
• Promotes the use in the plant of the best practices defined at divisional and global levels.

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging where all our employees feel empowered can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the companys Growth with Purpose strategy.

For us equity and belonging start already at the application step : whether its offering flexibility in scheduling interviews or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

Key Skills

Advisory,API,Drafting,Fun,Hospital,Event Production

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1