Lean Associate (Japanese Speaker)

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

APM Terminals

Operations Lean Associate

Imagine a world of seamless operations where a culture of high LEAN maturity and engaged colleagues come together with one goal: to transform the industry and become the worlds most collaborative terminal company. By fostering company-wide collaboration among frontline experts we will boost efficiency and deliver greater value to our customers. To achieve this Flow we will implement lean principles like pull and takt time standardize processes and tap into untapped resources. Through kaizen-driven improvements and increased visualization of progress well simplify and enhance our operations using in-house solutions.

Join our growing diverse team where we support one another share a passion for transformation and are driven to make a difference. We work hard innovate and have fun while shaping the future of our industry.

What We Offer:

The Operations Lean Associate role offers a unique opportunity to grow with our improvement journey. Youll support our Sensei Program by translating between Japanese and English for our Lean experts (Dojo Masters) gaining exposure to lean methodology and contributing to its adoption across our global terminal network.

The Sensei Program is aimed at enhancing lean thinking and behavior through on-the-job (hands-on) learning. Currently our Japanese Dojo Masters will need translation support to successfully implement this program. This role will also serve as a platform for deepening lean knowledge and preparing you for a future business or functional role within APM Terminals. We are looking for someone who is eager to travel across the globe exploring diverse cultures and places to learning contribute and become a lean professional within our organization.

The role can be based either at our terminals in Spain (Barcelona Valencia or Algeciras) or at the Headquarters in The Hague Netherlands

Key Responsibilities:

Support Dojo Master with translation Japanese to English and vice versa.

Drive the adoption of the Lean practices with a focus on KAIZEN and coaching terminal management.

Under the guidance of Dojo Masters provide specialized knowledge guidance and best practices for process development and optimization to global functions and terminals.

Improve awareness of process compliance.

Support problem-solving training sessions.

Assist terminals in adopting the Flow program through audits and coaching as guided by the Dojo Master.

Support the overall needs of the Dojo Master in delivering the program to terminals (schedules visits workshops facilitation etc.).

Most importantly live and learn the lean journey and be passionate about it

Were seeking someone eager to travel explore diverse cultures and grow into a lean professional within our organization.

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

Industrial engineering background degree or similar experience
Fluency in English Spanish and Japanese with the ability to interpret verbally and in writing. Spanish Language Knowledge Considered as a Big Plus.
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
Learning agility willingness and ability to learn from experience and apply that learning into practice.
Passion for being part of change and enabling it.

Things we can teach but is a benefit to have:

Lean practices

Developing and implementing global standards policies and processes in a cross-functional context.

Lean experience or understanding such as TPM 6 big losses VMS problem-solving.

Were excited to hear from you!

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