Operational Excellence & Lean Manager

Lyten; Skellefteå kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyten is seeking an experienced Operational Excellence & Lean Manager to drive CI across our manufacturing site. You will partner with leadership to design, implement, and sustain a robust CI framework that boosts performance, reduces waste, and advances a culture of operational discipline.

You will lead Lean and Six Sigma projects, standardize work, and report progress to executives, while mentoring teams and collaborating with engineering, procurement, and quality.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in continuous improvement, process optimization or operations management.
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) desirable.
• Experience with root cause analysis and value stream mapping.
• Experience with change management across multi-functional teams.
• Experience in a matrix organisation and delivering CI frameworks.
• Experience in industries with safety-focused culture is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop KPI metrics across site including manufacturing, maintenance, quality and culture.
• Own and improve the site OEE governance framework with standardized definitions.
• Lead Lean and Six Sigma projects using PDCA / DMAIC methodologies.
• Prepare progress reports and continuous improvement reviews for leadership.
• Define and deliver the CI framework for shop floor execution.
• Develop the excellence system and coordinate deployment cross-functionally.
• Establish work measurement programs and workload standards.
• Promote cost-conscious decision making in CI initiatives.
• Mentor colleagues in industrial best practices and problem solving.
• Assist management with supplementary tasks as needed.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis

DMAIC/PDCA

Data analysis

Project management

Cross-functional

English skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in engineering or business

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Copilot

Job description

Lyten is leading an industrial revolution through Lyten 3D Graphene™, a breakthrough supermaterial unlocking a new generation of products — from lithium–sulfur batteries and energy storage systems to concrete admixtures, lightweight composites, and next-generation sensors that are revolutionizing industries. Together, these innovations are making a massive global improvement and driving real-world impact across energy, mobility, construction, and defense.

At Lyten, we believe the most meaningful careers begin with purpose — and with people who want to make a difference. We’re not just developing advanced supermaterials — we’re about to change the world as we know it, reshaping how energy is stored, how products are built, and how progress is made.

We’re entering an exciting growth phase, scaling production across the U.S. and Europe and expanding our team of engineers, scientists, and innovators.

Job Scope

The Operational Excellence & Lean Manager play an important role in driving operational excellence cross functional with focus on Manufacturing. You will partner with leadership and core teams to design, implement, improve and sustain a robust continuous improvement (CI) framework that measurably boosts performance, reduces waste, enhances quality and advances a culture of operational discipline. Working cross functionally with manufacturing, maintenance, quality, utilities, people & culture, and other support disciplines to ensure improvement initiatives deliver tangible business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop accurate and applicable KPI metrics to measure the performance of multiple different disciplines across site, including but not limited to: manufacturing, maintenance, quality, utility, people & culture.
• Own and continuously improve the site OEE governance framework by standardizing performance definitions, loss categorization, measurement methods and reporting, while maintaining a single source of truth for manufacturing metrics and driving data-based prioritization of improvement actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as manufacturing, engineering, procurement, supply chain, and quality control to ensure smooth execution of continuous improvement initiatives, leading Lean and Six Sigma projects and applying structured problem-solving methodologies (eg PDCA, DMAIC, A3)
• Prepare and deliver progress reports, status updates, and continuous improvement reviews to internal leadership and external parties.
• Define, build and deliver the continuous improvement framework for execution on the shop floor.
• Develop the excellence system, coordinating its deployment and improvement with cross functional counter parts.
• Establish work measurement programs and analyse work samples to develop workload utilization standards.
• Develop standard work principles and ensure high level of understanding and implementation, e.g. SOPs/Wis, processes, one-point lessons etc.
• Manage the creation and population of the measurement-based ramp-up curve.
• Ensure a systematic and practical approach to 5S and layer process auditing.
• Promote cost consciousness into continuous improvement decision making.
• Educate and encourage to the correct usage of lean methodologies.
• Guide and mentor colleagues to industrial best practices, focusing on growth and development.
• Complete supplementary tasks as seen fit by management to effectively utilize time and resource for the benefit of the business.

Requirements

Educational background and previous experience required for the role.

Qualifications And Experience

• Master's or Bachelors degree in engineering, business administration or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in continuous improvement, process optimization or operations management role. Experience in a mass manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Advanced degrees or certifications in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt, Black Belt), Project Management (PMP), Kaizen, or Operational Excellence are highly desirable.
• Experience with root cause analysis, value stream mapping and the development of standard work practices.
• Experience with change management and driving a continuous improvement culture across multi-functional teams.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation supporting different functions in parallel.
• Proven track record of delivering continuous improvement frameworks and projects.
• Experience in fast-growing environment, ideally within other industries than battery like food, pharma, paper & pulp, electrochemical, or similar industries.
• Experience working to industry standards obtaining certification (ISO, IATF &VDA)
• Experience working with project management and data analysis software (MS project, excel, Copilot or similar)
• Experience of working in strong safety mindset culture.

Specific Skills

• Working in projects where critical thinking & strong problem-solving skills are critical.
• Ability to continuously develop and learn an new things.
• Well organized and result-driven.
• Experience of team-oriented org with a service minded culture.
• Lean Six Sigma Methodology: Basic understanding and deep experience of implementation of Lean Six Sigma principles (DMAIC, waste reduction, process mapping, etc).
• Root Cause Analysis: Expertise in problem-solving techniques, such as Fishbone Diagram, 5 Whys, and Pareto Analysis, to identify and eliminate root causes.
• Highly autonomous with a proactive mindset and work ethic.
• Ability to document technical problems concisely.
• Experience in leading without formal mandate in terms of direct reporting teams.
• Good English skills, both written and oral, are essential. Basic Swedish and other language skills are a plus. You should have good communication skills and be able to work in close collaboration with colleagues from many different teams.
• Comfortable operating in high-profile, international, and high-pressure environments.

Why Work at Lyten

At Lyten, you’ll be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in energy, materials, and manufacturing. We’re not just imagining the future — we’re building it today with breakthrough technologies that are changing how products are made and how industries innovate.

Our people are the heart of that mission. From world-class scientists and engineers to creative problem-solvers in operations, manufacturing, and commercialization, every member of the Lyten team plays a role in turning bold ideas into real-world impact.

We believe that the best work happens when you’re doing great things in the world — with people you like. Collaboration, curiosity, and a shared sense of purpose drive everything we do.

What You’ll Find at Lyten

• A mission that matters: Contribute directly to solving complex challenges in energy, mobility, and materials innovation.
• Cutting-edge innovation: Work on technologies at the intersection of materials science, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing that strengthen energy security and local supply chains.
• Extraordinary people: Join a team of talented, friendly, and down-to-earth innovators who support, challenge, and inspire one another every day.
• Teamwork and culture: Experience a workplace built on trust, respect, and shared success — where collaboration fuels breakthroughs and everyone’s ideas are heard.
• Global impact: Help scale new materials and energy solutions that reinforce industrial resilience across the U.S. and Europe.
• Career growth: Be part of a fast-moving company entering a commercial growth phase, with opportunities to lead, learn, and make your mark.
• Purpose-driven values: Thrive in an environment that celebrates ingenuity, optimism, and meaningful progress — together.

Lyten offers the opportunity to do the most important work of your career — helping build the technologies that will power the next century of innovation.

Join us, and help transform industries, communities, and the planet with friends who share your drive to make a difference.