Senior Expert Operational Excellence (m/f/d) Job
The RENOLIT Group stands for partnership-based service, an international focus and innovative, high-quality, reliable products. With more than thirty production sites and sales entities in over twenty countries, we are one of the world’s leading plastic product manufacturers. Founded in 1946 with seven employees in Worms (Germany), where our headquarters are still today, the company now employs over 5,000 people worldwide. Their know-how and commitment make our family-owned business a sought after specialist for high-quality films, sheets and other plastic products.
Your tasks at RENOLIT
- Conduct comprehensive operational maturity assessments at production sites to identify pain points and improvement opportunities
- Develop, implement, and monitor a company-wide OPEX roadmap and site-specific action plans aligned with corporate strategy
- Lead high-impact transformation projects in close collaboration with plant management, delivering measurable results and quick wins
- Analyze OEE and other key performance indicators to identify trends, root causes, and enable data-driven decisions
- Provide hands-on implementation support and coaching on OPEX methodologies (e.g. VSM, SMED, SFM) tailored to plastic film manufacturing processes
- Standardize OPEX methods and KPIs across the group to ensure consistent performance management
- Design and deliver practical training and workshops, building OPEX capabilities and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Develop and execute a comprehensive change management strategy to drive adoption of new processes and sustain improvement initiatives
What we expect
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
- In-depth practical knowledge of OPEX methodologies (e.g. Value Stream Design, SMED, Shop Floor Management, 5S, Root Cause Analysis) and demonstrable success in improving key metrics, especially OEE
- Lean Six Sigma certification (e.g., Black Belt) or Lean Trainer certification highly preferred
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills to engage and motivate stakeholders at all levels
- Strong change management capabilities with a pragmatic, people-focused approach
- Hands-on, problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering tangible, sustainable results
- Excellent collaboration skills and experience working effectively across departments and cultures in a global organization
- Strategic thinker with the ability to dive into details for successful implementation
- Fluency in English required; proficiency in additional languages (e.g. German) is an advantage
- Proven track record in leading operational excellence transformations within a manufacturing environment, ideally in the process or plastics industry
What we offer
- Attractive remuneration in accordance with the collective agreement for the chemical industry
- Varied tasks in an internationally active family business
- Opportunity for mobile working
- Collective agreement annual bonus and vacation pay
- Flexitime arrangement / flexible working hours
- Company health management
- Continuous training and developmentComprehensive company pension scheme
- Additional benefits, such as company doctor, company restaurant, job bike, parking space, and other Benefits
We look forward to getting to know you. Please apply via our online portal.
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