Continuous Improvement engineer - ITALY

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will support World Class Organization (WCO) principles with the aim of organizational development, continuous business improvement, profitability and sustainability. In order to maintain WCO drive, this position will lead and support its implementation and associated Continuous Improvement (CI) and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Implement EMEA Lean Deployment Roadmap to bakeries and reporting its deployment progress to EMEA
• Organize and facilitate bakery trainings based on the EMEA Lean Deployment Roadmap
• Complete and manage the Value / Process Stream Mapping and analysis
• Complete and manage the Line Balancing Study in order to improve the bakery’s output
• Perform Root Cause Analysis with the bakery team and resolve the problems
• Perform shop floor data collection
• Process wide loss and waste analysis
• Profit Improvement project support through Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) principles
• Support the implementation of 5s / order and discipline
• Assist in developing Standardized Work
• Find opportunities to implement Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
• Lead and support the teams in identifying appropriate problem-solving techniques (Fishbone Diagram, 5-why etc.)
• Support the cultivation of organizational excellence
• Support cultural alignment with the values of Grupo Bimbo
• Positive contribution to build a positive, engaged and open culture
• Works with cross-functional teams to define and agree on CI objectives / priorities
• Develops and maintains effective internal and external communications to CI goals
• Consistently searches for better approaches / solutions / processes (CI)
• Supports Food Safety System incorporated in the Continuous Improvement solutions provided
• Liaison between WCO 3rd party service provider and the bakery on an execution level
• Implement and manage Rever Program
• Implement and manage GB Connected Program
• Other duties as assigned

Core Competencies

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with management and cross functional teams
• Solid understanding of how process formulations, process and packaging work together to create product quality / cost.
• Integrity, dependability and persistence
• Analytically inclined
• Takes personal accountability & initiative :
  • Identifies issues (pro-active)
  • Acts to resolve (can-do)
  • Goes beyond what is required (ownership)
• Strong personal effectiveness skills to include :
  • Maintains composure even in highly visible conflict situations
  • Deals effectively with others (internal and external); seeks win-win solutions.
  • Demonstrates personal accountability and initiative / goes beyond what is required.
  • Looks for new ways of doing things (creativity)
• Successful at building collaborative relationships
• Demonstrates maturity and balance – is free from behavior that would detract from overall effectiveness in executing the job

Education and Work History

• Tertiary Industrial Engineering Qualification Degree (post graduate degree preferred) or international equivalent related to lean operations management or industrial and manufacturing engineering.

Ideal candidate will possess

• 5+ years manufacturing experience demonstrating a self-starting and hands-on quality
• Preference for a degree in management engineering.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas : Toyota Production System (TPS), World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Six Sigma.
• Recognised as an expert in continuous improvement; provides insights and advice on implementation.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (minimum English level B1).
• Excellent project and time management skills; able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in SAP and MS Office.
• Comfortable working in multicultural environments.