Continuous Improvement Manager

Company Description It’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS, we’ve made it our mission to find out. Our people have been raising the bar since day one, thinking fast and acting even faster to make an impact that’s felt around the world. JDE is the home to some of the most well-known coffee brands in the world. To date, our coffee and tea portfolio is available in over 100 countries and includes iconic household names such as Jacobs, Tassimo, Moccona, Senseo, L’OR, Douwe Egberts, TiOra, Super, Kenco, Pilao and Gevalia. We’ve built our business on the belief that everyone deserves the coffee they love – no matter who you are, where you live or how you take it. At JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS we are inspired by our belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We are driven by the vision that everyone deserves the coffee they love. Job Description Job Context The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for the development and delivery of the Manufacturing Operating System (Manufacturing Operating System - MOS) within the plant. This program is an enabler to deliver the plant Compelling Business Need (CBN). The role is to hands-on supporting the Plant Manager in driving the manufacturing excellence culture (improve and lock), building on the principals of zero loss, zero defects and a 100% engagement within the plant. Goal And Key Accountabilities The Continuous Improvement Engineer provides hands-on supports to the Plant Leadership Team in delivering the key plant results (Compelling Business Need - CBN), such as zero safety accidents, zero quality (losses), cost savings, efficiency improvement, 100% Customer Service Level and 100% engagement using the Manufacturing Operating System - MOS program as an enabler. The role is responsible for developing and delivering the Manufacturing Operating System - MOS roadmap for the plant, building on the standard Manufacturing Operating System - MOS program. High personal development of some Leadership Capabilities Leadership Responsibilities and Key Activities

• Learn and fully grasp JDE Standards on Fundamental CI methodologies (eg: RCA, 5S, PDCA, OPS and Zero Based Loss Analysisi)
• Leads the Fundamental Pillar of the Plant to develop basic Continuous Improvement (CI) capability (Root Cause Analysis, 5S, PDCA, OPS, Zero Based Loss Analysis, Kaizen)
• Drives MOS roll-out in the plant by creating drumbeat for the Pillars to define objectives, team structure, skills matrix and regular follow-through on the work plan execution status
• Leads specific Continuous Improvement initiatives eg: 5S Implementation and Root Cause Analysis
• Train shopfloor associates on Autonomous Maintenance (eg: Defects Tagging, One Point Lesson, CIL concepts and execution)
• Leads or facilitates a specific Loss Reduction project (eg: Material/ Labor Productivity, GE Improvement, Energy Conservation)
• Works closely with the Global Pillar Leaders to ensure Manufacturing Operating System is implemented according to JDE Standards
• Drives proactive benchmarking with other internal and external Continuous Improvement experts to generate best practice

• With guidance from the Plant Manager & inputs from Plant Leadership Team, to develop Manufacturing Operating System - MOS implementation plan to deliver the plant Compelling Business Need (CBN), with clear focus on zero defects, zero losses and a total engagement culture. This plan needs to be consistent with standard JDE Manufacturing Operating System - MOS roadmap
• Implements the standard Manufacturing Operating System - MOS Continuous Improvement program, pillar structure and related capabilities
• Owns daily Operations Performance System (OPS) Meeting Structure, Basic Problem Solving tools (Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Single Minute Exchange of Dies - SMED) and 5S
• Supports cost reduction and efficiency improvement initiatives; specifically on analyzing current state to quantify opportunities, then facilitate brainstorming sessions with prioritization criteria
• Updates relevant information, tracking and reporting systems

• Degree in Engineering (or related field)
• Preferable with Certification in Total Productive Maintenance (eg: Autonomous Maintenance) or Lean Six Sigma (eg: Green Belt)

• 2 - 5 years experience in manufacturing environment
• Previous working experience with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Production System is a strong plus
• MS Office, efficient with MS Excel Analysis
• Cross-functional exposure and collaboration
• Project management experience (leading, facilitating or key contributor of an improvement projects). Will be great if candidate can demonstrate one past improvement project.