Continuous Improvement Manager

Location: Humpolec, CZ, 39601

Company: Jeld-Wen Inc.

OUR COMPANY
JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD), founded in 1960, is one of the world’s largest door and window manufacturers, with more than 22,000 employees operating in 24 countries globally. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN designs, produces and distributes an extensive range of interior and exterior doors, wood, vinyl and aluminium windows and related products for use in the new construction and repair and remodelling of residential homes and non-residential buildings.
Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter peoples’ workplaces, homes and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives.
We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

 

ABOUT JELD-WEN

Founded in 1960, Jeld-Wen is one of the world’s largest door and window manufacturers, with more than 22,000 employees operating in 25 countries globally. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN designs, produces and distributes an extensive range of interior and exterior doors, wood, vinyl and aluminium windows and related products for use in the new construction and repair and remodelling of residential homes and non-residential buildings.

Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter peoples’ workplaces, homes and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives.

YOUR ROLE

As a business we are going through a lot of exciting change and development and looking for an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager to Identify, lead and deploy Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives in our HSE plant. The main focus of the role will be to deliver quantified bottom line performance improvement and to develop/support Continuous improvement (CI) culture in plant.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support and educate employees to sustain CI culture in plant – establish improvement as a way of life.
  • Develop and deliver Productivity pipeline (improvement projects and savings).
  • Plan and deliver CI projects to achieve business cost reduction targets.
  • Be an ambassador for CI initiatives.
  • Manage projects for approved CI programs by coordinating the necessary resources and setting controls to achieve the agreed objectives.
  • Facilitate and lead CI events in Kuopio plant.
  • Monitor the cost, schedule and progress of plant CI projects and events and take actions where appropriate.
  • Encourage knowledge-sharing in plant to accelerate improvements and benefits.
  • Good IT skills are essential.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

  • Previous experience and knowledge in Continuous Improvement/ Lean, preferably in manufacturing industry.
  • Different kind of data handling and understanding – describe, collect, analyse and conclude.
  • Experience in project management and change management.
  • Good IT skills are essential.

GOOD REASON TO JOIN

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.
JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
Unless explicitly requested or approached by JELD-WEN, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

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ID: 4031659  Dátum zverejnenia: 10.2.2021