Operational Excellence Lead — Lean Shop Floor Coach

01 Stora Enso Oyj; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stora Enso Oyj is seeking an Operational Excellence Implementation Lead to turn our shop floor system into practical daily routines. You will lead hands-on implementation of Shop Floor Management at mills and coach leaders and teams on the gemba.

You will build capability, drive continuous improvement, and enable adoption of digital analytics and AI solutions to strengthen decision-making. Frequent travel to mills in Finland and Sweden is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in Operational Excellence and continuous improvement in industrial environments.
• Practical Lean expertise with daily management, visual management and structured problem solving.
• Ability to implement new routines, coach others and build ownership close to operations.
• Experience with digital tools, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Implement Shop Floor Management and daily management routines at mills.
• Coach mill leaders, supervisors, operators, and change agents through observation, practice and feedback.
• Build practical Lean and problem-solving capability through learning sessions, DOJO activities and project waves.
• Help teams use data, direct observation, and structured methods such as A3, PDCA, Kaizen, or 8D to solve problems.
• Support disciplined performance management by connecting KPIs, ownership, actions, and follow-up.
• Enable practical adoption of digital, analytics and AI solutions that simplify work and strengthen decision-making.
• Assess maturity, document learning and support readiness for future mill roll-outs.

Skills

Operational Excellence

Lean principles

Coaching & mentoring

Data-driven decisions

Team leadership

Education

University degree in Engineering or relevant technical field

Tools

A3

PDCA

Kaizen

8D

Job description

Stora Enso Oyj is seeking an Operational Excellence Implementation Lead to turn our shop floor system into practical daily routines. You will lead hands-on implementation of Shop Floor Management at mills and coach leaders and teams on the gemba.

You will build capability, drive continuous improvement, and enable adoption of digital analytics and AI solutions to strengthen decision-making. Frequent travel to mills in Finland and Sweden is expected.