Continuous Improvement Manager

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color performance and vibrancy to life. Every day our employees the products we make and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.

Serving over 11000 customers Vibrantzs technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. We are experts in particle engineering glass and ceramic science and color technology. Our technologies are used in small amounts to make big impacts on applications and consumer products includingdurable vehicles and batteries easier-to-clean appliances energy efficient roof tiles and bricks stronger and more decorative glass and eco-friendly paints.

Headquartered in Houston Texas Vibrantz has over 50manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents and we employ 4500 individuals. Our shared culture is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety our people customers excellence in all we do environmental stewardship and integrity ethics and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees heads and hands and uniquely their hearts.

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.

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Why Join Us

Are you passionate about driving operational excellence and empowering teams to achieve sustainable results Join our Global Operations Management team and play a key role in shaping the future of our Color Solutions (CS) Business Unit. This is your opportunity to lead impactful projects foster a culture of continuous improvement and make a difference within Vibrantz globally.

As our Global Continuous Improvement Manager for CS you will build and strengthen our Continuous Improvement (CI) network by sharing best practices and enabling local teams to own their improvement initiatives. You identify lead and deliver key improvement projects in collaboration with (local) Operations and CAPEX teams always keeping in mind the goal: reducing conversion costs and improving revenues. Next to that establishing global benchmarks for problem-solving Lean methodologies and performance improvement will be your responsibility. Training and coaching teams at all levels of the Business Unit to embed a continuous improvement mindset is also part of the game. Just as is conducting CI assessments at production sites and develop actionable plans tailored to local needs. You will cooperate intensively with colleagues within the Engineering departments Quality Supply Chain Management and Sales & Operations Planning. To measure success implementing KPI scorecards to track progress and ensure sustainable this position you are an active member of the Global Operations Management team of Color Solutions BU. You report to the VP Operations - Global Color Solutions Opex.

What Were Looking For

• Degree in Chemical- or Mechanical Engineering Operations Management Supply Chain or another related field.
• Experience in Manufacturing or Operations including extensive experience in Lean/Operational Excellence.
• Experience in chemical or batch industry really makes you stand out.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Hands-on experience implementing Lean methodologies such as Six Sigma Value Stream Mapping Kaizen 5S.
• Strong coaching and training skills and able to drive cultural change across all organizational levels.
• Resilient though adaptable personality and passionate about empowering teams.
• Familiarity with CAPEX project management.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.
• Willingness to travel extensively: up to 30% primarily to European Color Solutions locations (Spain Romania) and occasionally to the US or Colombia.

Offer:

Vibrantz offers you a varied and challenging position in an informal and pleasant working environment in which you can fully develop yourself!

In addition to a good salary you will receive a 13th month bonus scheme a pension scheme and a full package of secondary conditions and collective insurance. If you perform well there is a prospect of permanent employment.

You will work at a successful Dutch branch with a long history but at the same time in the international field of a global player.

Interested

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