Operations Excellence Lead – Lean & Six Sigma (Hybrid)

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional growth

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an Operations Excellence Lead for Stellenbosch, Western Cape, blending on-site collaboration with focused remote work. The role centers on driving Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, optimizing processes, and embedding best practices to elevate efficiency and quality across the organization.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering or related field, with 5+ years in operations or CI roles and a Lean Six Sigma belt being highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in operations or continuous improvement roles.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt desirable.
• Experience with Lean tools: 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma.
• Analyze processes to identify inefficiencies and improvements.
• Develop and deploy SOPs across departments.
• Facilitate workshops on operational excellence.
• Monitor KPIs on efficiency, quality and cost.
• Collaborate with department heads to embed improvements.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Analytical thinking

Change management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

5S

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an Operations Excellence Lead for Stellenbosch, Western Cape, blending on-site collaboration with focused remote work. The role centers on driving Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, optimizing processes, and embedding best practices to elevate efficiency and quality across the organization.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering or related field, with 5+ years in operations or CI roles and a Lean Six Sigma belt being highly desirable.