Lean Six Sigma & Kaizen Leader for Plant Optimization

Exide Group; Poznań; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multisport Benefit card

Cafeteria benefits

Job summary

Exide Group in Poznań is seeking a dedicated Continuous Improvement professional to strengthen and develop a Six Sigma, Lean and Kaizen culture. You will train, coach and guide teams to implement ongoing improvements across processes to enhance availability, efficiency and quality.

You will work with production, engineering, quality and logistics to boost OEE, reduce waste and standardize practices across sites, while driving data-driven decision making and KPI-based management.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Management, or related field.
• Practical experience in manufacturing operations with strong collaboration with shop-floor teams.
• Proven ability to implement continuous improvement tools within production environments.
• Able to lead small cross-functional teams (production, maintenance, quality, process).
• Rigorous follow-up on action plans and ownership of critical actions.
• Knowledge of lean and Six Sigma methodologies and tools.
• Leads reliable, on-time reporting to enable root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Experience leading improvement projects and change initiatives.
• Analytical thinking with data-driven decision making.
• Strong verbal and written communications to instruct, train, and coach.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across sites.
• Open mindset to transfer best practices to the plant.
• Project management experience with structured leadership and oversight.
• Hands-on approach with a strong presence on the shop floor.
• Business fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Identify improvement opportunities and lead CI projects on cost, quality, delivery and productivity.
• Lead and coordinate projects related to Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma and KAIZEN.
• Lead cost-saving projects to reduce major losses at the plant.
• Search for opportunities to improve OEE, promote production flow, and increase product quality.
• Eliminate wastes and improve energy efficiency.
• Analyze processes and data to identify inefficiencies and propose sustainable solutions.
• Manage CI project teams and guide implementation.
• Develop CI philosophy with new KPIs and standards and educate managers.
• Facilitate workshops, Kaizen events, and problem-solving sessions.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality and logistics to optimize processes.
• Monitor and report CI KPIs and impact.
• Support new processes, technologies and best practices adoption.
• Provide training and coaching on Lean tools and methodologies.
• Ensure alignment with plant and company strategy.
• Participate in cross-functional and international projects sharing best practices.
• Support standardization and documentation of processes.

Skills

Practical manufacturing experience

Continuous improvement methods

Team leadership

Action plan follow-up

Problem solving

Lean and Six Sigma knowledge

Reporting and analytics

Project management

Shop floor presence

Business fluent English

Education

University degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Six Sigma tools

Kaizen methods

Job description

Exide Group in Poznań is seeking a dedicated Continuous Improvement professional to strengthen and develop a Six Sigma, Lean and Kaizen culture. You will train, coach and guide teams to implement ongoing improvements across processes to enhance availability, efficiency and quality.

You will work with production, engineering, quality and logistics to boost OEE, reduce waste and standardize practices across sites, while driving data-driven decision making and KPI-based management.