Continuous Improvement Manager

Givaudan Fragrances; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to drive excellence and innovation at their Cincinnati site. In this pivotal role, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives, engage employees, and enhance operational efficiency. Your expertise in Lean Six Sigma and problem-solving will empower teams, ensuring a culture of excellence and collaboration. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization and the lives of many, as you help shape a better future through effective strategies and practices.

Benefits

Healthcare Plan: Medical, Dental, Vision

High matching 401k plan

Vacation days

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of experience in Lean Six Sigma implementation.
• Experience leading improvement projects and coaching teams.

Responsibilities

• Design site strategies and align them with global initiatives.
• Coach project teams in problem-solving techniques.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Problem Solving

Coaching

Performance Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

University degree in Engineering

Green Belt certification

Black Belt certification

Tools

Visual Performance Management System

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances, and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. We have more than 16,000 employees worldwide to explore ideas and ambitions with, in varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals, partner with them, and stretch your skills alongside. Your energy, creativity, and determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Join us! As our next Continuous Improvement Manager Carthage, reporting to the Head of Operations, Carthage, you will apply and spread continuous improvement knowledge in your respective unit and build the required CI capabilities through training and certification. As the CI Manager, you will lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within your department to embed best practices, reinforce a continuous improvement mindset, and streamline non-value-added activities. This position is located in Carthage Site in Cincinnati.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for:

1. Business Alignment: Help design site strategies, align global, regional, and functional strategies into the site strategy, select and prioritize improvement initiatives, allocate resources, and set up governance for strategy deployment.
2. People Engagement: Establish positive contact with CI for all employees, enable engagement, promote good practice sharing, and introduce coaching in Visual Performance Management System for all departments.
3. Capability Building: Develop people via training, coaching, mentoring, and manage certification and recognition events for CI methodologies.
4. Problem Solving: Coach project teams in problem-solving techniques, support problem identification, and set up governance for improvement projects.
5. Performance Management: Support the implementation of performance reviews at various levels, defining relevant indicators.
6. Continuous Improvement Maturity Assessment (CIMA): Train, coach, and assess in the CIMA journey.
7. Process Efficiency: Train, coach, and inspire teams to apply CI tools for process and asset improvements, manage debottlenecking, and identify opportunities.
8. Work Standard: Support development of CI-related standards, enable teams to apply and comply, and promote sharing of standards.
9. Business Impact: Lead or support business improvement projects, manage project pipelines, monitor progress, and consolidate benefits.

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in Industrial, Food, Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or related.
• Green Belt certification or equivalent.
• 4 to 7 years of overall work experience, including 2-3 years in Lean Six Sigma implementation.
• Experience leading improvement projects, training, coaching, assessing.
• Exposure to cross-functional teams and projects.

Additional Qualifications:

• People management experience.
• Black Belt certification.

What We Can Offer You:

• Healthcare Plan: Medical, Dental, Vision.
• High matching 401k plan.
• Vacation days.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture where you can thrive, collaborate, and learn from talented and passionate colleagues across disciplines, regions, and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers, and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.