Regional Continuous Improvement Manager

Purpose of Job:

Lead the development, implementation and management of the on-site productivity improvement plan. This includes the appropriate metrics, expectations, programs, procedures and management systems to drive improved productivity in operations.

The role is accountable of designing and rolling-out the HAS (Huber AgroSolutions) EMEA CI roadmap, aligned with the company's CI Strategy and Vision, and for the promotion, facilitation and mentoring of the journey to Operational Excellence across Operation Teams - building CI culture, upskilling employees and driving employee engagement.

The Continuous Improvement Manager will report directly to the HAS Business Continuous Improvement Champion (Operations Director).

Main Responsibilities:

• Create and execute the EMEA HAS (Huber AgroSolutions) masterplan.
• Partner very closely with all the site Production Departments, Department Managers, Operators, Maintenance Managers, and other leaders to establish the improvement strategy. This includes the appropriate programs, tools, procedures and management systems to drive improved productivity performance with the lowest, long-term cost of ownership.
• Deliver improvements in productivity, quality, cost performance, delivery.
• Drive engagement and motivation from the shop floor to managerial level.
• Strong use of TPM / Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies. 
• Support and participate in various productivity and improvement efforts with the network of Huber plants to meet or exceed our EHS&S, Quality, Delivery and Cost performance expectations.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science or other technical discipline. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 10-15 years of industry experience including Operations Productivity and Asset Utilization.
• Past experience as Process or Production Engineer, and with building or developing a site productivity system or process.
• Solid knowledge of continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma methodologies (DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing). Black Belt or Master Black Belt training and certification preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of various productivity metrics/processes.
• Very good communication and facilitation skills, fluency both in Italian and English. 
• Strong leadership, ability to influence the local organization, from the shop floor to managerial level.
• Willingness to travel.