Manufacturing Process Excellence

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Establish standard work and governance.
• Identify process gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate cross-functional process alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement / Lean initiatives.
• Establish process compliance and maturity assessments.
• Support digitalization and standardization of operational tools.
• Ensure lessons learned are implemented across Manufacturing Units.

Key deliverables:

• GSI-Manufacturing process framework.
• Standard operating procedures.
• Governance and escalation model.
• Process maturity assessments.
• Continuous improvement roadmap.

Candidate Requirements

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Management, Project Management or a related field.

Years of Experience

• Minimum: 2-5 years of experience in manufacturing, operational excellence, or process improvement roles.
• Ideal: Experience in multi-site manufacturing environments where standardization and cross-functional alignment were key objectives.

Technical Skills & Background

• Operational Excellence: expertise in Lean methodologies (Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping) and process design.
• Governance & Standardization: Proven experience in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process frameworks, and establishing governance models (roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths).
• Digitalization: Experience supporting the transition from manual processes to digital tools.
• Process Auditing: Experience designing and executing process maturity assessments and capability models to track organizational progress.
• Change Management: Ability to drive adoption of new standards across diverse business units and influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
• Tool Proficiency:
  • Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas).
  • Proficiency in data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) for building and maintaining executive-level dashboards.

• Reporting: Proven ability to synthesize complex operational data into concise, high-level presentations for executive leadership.

Core Competencies

• Systems Thinking: Ability to see the "big picture" and ensure that process improvements at the local level align with the global manufacturing framework.
• Facilitation: Strong ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and lead workshops to identify process gaps and "lessons learned."
• Strategic Planning: Competency in building multi-year continuous improvement roadmaps.
• Analytical & Data-Driven: Ability to use performance data to prioritize improvement opportunities and validate maturity assessments. Permanent UK Work Permit required

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No