Manufacturing Excellence Lead — Lean Six Sigma

Panda International; Leiden; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Panda International in Leiden, the Netherlands, seeks an experienced Lean Six Sigma professional to drive continuous improvement across a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

You will coach teams, lead Kaizen events, perform root cause analyses and implement practical plans on-site five days a week. A minimum of three years of hands-on Lean Six Sigma experience is required; Black Belt or Green Belt with field experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience driving Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement within manufacturing.
• Strong coaching, problem-solving and data-analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement initiatives within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Coach operational teams on Lean methodologies and structured problem-solving.
• Lead and facilitate Kaizen events across Operations, Quality and site functions.
• Diagnose operational challenges, perform root-cause analysis and identify improvements.
• Develop implementation plans with stakeholders and support execution.
• Apply Lean tools to improve processes, efficiency and performance.
• Conduct trend analysis to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support deployment of Business Excellence / Operating System programmes on site.
• Embed sustainable improvements with cross-functional teams on the shop floor.
• Act as a Business Excellence SME across multiple departments.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

Structured problem-solving

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Coaching teams

Stakeholder management

On-site operations

Manufacturing experience

Tools

DMAIC

Kaizen events

GMP awareness

Job description

Panda International in Leiden, the Netherlands, seeks an experienced Lean Six Sigma professional to drive continuous improvement across a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

You will coach teams, lead Kaizen events, perform root cause analyses and implement practical plans on-site five days a week. A minimum of three years of hands-on Lean Six Sigma experience is required; Black Belt or Green Belt with field experience is preferred.