Operational Excellence Manager - HAM Belgium - Fluent NL speaker
* Full-time
* Department: Management
Tessenderlo Kerley International (www.tessenderlokerley.com) supplies value-added liquid, soluble and solid plant nutrition to support growers in realizing efficient and sustainable agriculture. Our diverse product portfolio combines essential nutrients, improves soil health, and increases water infiltration while maximizing nutrient uptake to address the challenges of modern agriculture.
We are the leading producer of sulphur-based plant nutrition. Tessenderlo Kerley International was the originator of Thio-Sul, the first liquid thiosulfate fertilizer, and SoluPotasse, the best-in-class, water-soluble grade of potassium sulfate (SOP). We offer a wide portfolio of products designed to meet the growing demands of today’s agricultural professionals. Within Europe, our products are manufactured at three strategic locations to provide the best service to our customers. All of our products are manufactured to the highest quality standards and thoroughly tested by our staff of expert agronomists to ensure products meet the high expectations of today’s farmers.
Tessenderlo Kerley International is part of Tessenderlo Group (Euronext: TESB), a global industrial group that focuses on agriculture, valorizing bio-residuals, machinery, mechanical engineering, electronics, energy, and industrial solutions for water management. At the heart of the strategy of Tessenderlo Group lies the conviction that “Every Molecule Counts”: in everything we do, we seek to further valorize our products and our processes and to add value to everything we do. For more information about Tessenderlo Group, our people, our brands, and our results, please visit www.tessenderlo.com.
Purpose of the Job:
* Implementation of the Group Operational Excellence strategy in the different Business Units.
* Lead the journey to optimize working methods, improve efficiency, streamline processes, look for best practices and synergies, ensure continuous improvement, and focus on productivity, reduction of waste, costs, and non-adding value tasks.
Responsibilities:
* Introduce the Group Operational Excellence strategy and support in translating this into a BU-specific program, short-term and long-term plans, across all business departments.
* Assist with implementations of techniques, tools, and processes in conjunction with the local site management. Hands-on approach with presence on the work floor to start up initiatives and projects.
* Facilitate adequate training and coaching for local management, site facilitators, and others. Provide support for local project managers leading different initiatives.
* Follow-up and monitor the operational excellence programs for compliance with the Group and BU plans and adequacy. Monitor Operational Excellence performance and KPI trends, reporting all findings to the BU MT, Site Managers, and Head of Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence.
* Maintain close relations with the Sites to transfer know-how, experiences, best practices, and successes across the different BUs. Manage a community and interactive exchange.
* Assist in creating and implementing change management plans that minimize employee resistance and maximize employee engagement, together with local HR management. Stimulate and facilitate a culture of continuous improvement and focus on performance and efficiency within the Group.
* Act as an expert in the field and be part of a center of excellence at the Group level. Share knowledge and expertise within multidisciplinary teams. Assist or lead investigations of major root cause analysis, process mapping, and other operational excellence techniques. Consolidate recommendations for future improvements.
* Embrace digital transformation to support the acceleration of the Operational Excellence journey in close collaboration with the Digital Team.
* Report to the Head of Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence and have a functional reporting line to the site director. Be part of the operational plant team of Ham.
Knowledge & Skills:
* Fluent in English and Dutch
* A minimum of 5 years of successful work experience in the field at an industrial operations company on an international scale.
* Ability to bring ideas to reduce costs and improve efficiencies
* Ability to define problems, collect data, analyze, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
* Ability to function well within a matrix reporting environment
* Proven skills working with cross-functional teams
* Ability to interact and present to upper management
* Ability to connect and interact with the work floor
* Hands-on approach, able to work in the field
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and intercultural skills.
* Strong Project and Change Management skills
* Coaching and teaching skills
Education Requirements:
* Any Operational Excellence technique or certification is a plus
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