Regional Continuous Improvement Lead, Americas

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To strengthen our motivated Operational Excellence Team, we are seeking a Regional Continuous Improvement Lead, Americas in our Charlotte, NC facility. 

This position is preferred to be based onsite in our Charlotte, NC location, however position could also be based onsite in our Raleigh, NC, Greensboro, NC or Indianapolis, IN locations.

The Regional Continuous Improvement Lead, Americas is responsible for advancing operational excellence across the Americas region by developing organizational capability, standardizing best practices, and driving sustainable performance improvement. 

Your Role

• You will lead continuous improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Daily Management Systems and structured problem-solving methodologies. 
• You will coach and support continuous improvement resources, operational leaders, functional teams and front-line employees in the application of continuous improvement principles, tools and methodologies. 
• You will develop regional training materials, coaching plans, standards and certification approaches. 
• You will establish KPI's and visual management systems aligned with strategic and site-level objectives.
• You will use data analytics to identify trends, losses, constraints and improvement priorities. 
• You will facilitate monthly and quarterly operational reviews with site and regional leadership. 
• You are committed to supporting cultural transformation toward data-driven decision making, standards-based execution, and continuous improvement as daily work. 
• You enjoy to travel at least 50% within the Americas Region.

Your Profile

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain or a related field. 

• You have already achieved Green Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma methodologies and continuous improvement. Black Belt certification preferred.  

• You have already gained 5+ years of continuous improvement experience.  

• You have demonstrated experience implementing and sustaining IWS, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or World Class Manufacturing systems.

• You have previous experience in packaging, converting, consumer goods, or other high-volume manufacturing environments. 

• Proven track record delivering measurable operational and financial improvements.

Our Offer

Join our dedicated team of passionate colleagues who like to get things done! 
 
We offer you a workplace in a stable environment at an international company which is an industry leader. In addition, interesting tasks with a high degree of management scope in a team that lives our values responsibility, performance and passion on a daily basis. 
  
Moreover, we offer individual development opportunities, a wide range of benefits and 401K with company match. 
 
Interested? We look forward to receiving your application and learning how you can contribute to our continued success!