Regional TPM/ Operational Excellence/Lean Manager - Barcelona

In this vital Supply Chain role, you will lead the application of Ecolab’s Supply Chain – Excellence Program (TPM) within some specific plants/functions and lead different program workstreams such Regional and Global Pillars.

Ecolab chose to execute Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to transform the culture and its Supply Chain results. Expect to implement rapid change; be a hands-on team builder able to recognize others' resistance to change and lead individuals and teams through the change process. Gain recognition as you apply your competence in TPM, combined with on the job process expertise and stakeholder input to identify, prioritize and manage multiple improvement projects.

Your ability to coach others and stakeholders management is very much required.
This is the perfect job if you are self-motivated, with a bias for action, a sense of urgency, and tendency to quickly take personal responsibility to drive improvements and culture shifts in manufacturing excellence.

What You Will Do:

• Implement Ecolab’s TPM Progam within the region’s plants using methodology aligned with Global framework.

• Implement Ecolab’s TPM Progam within Barcelona Functions (Planning & Logistics, Procurement, Quality , etc)

• Support the HPO program for the defined plants and functions.

• Complete the TPM Assessment exercise according to the required framework as you guide the on-going TPM progress according to the Global & Regional Master plans.

• Participate on Global workstreams such leading assessments, running Pillars.

• Complete regular Plant Health Checks to ensure the plant continues to operate to TPM governance model.

• Participate as a member of the regional TPM Community of Practice (CoP) Responsible for the Plant’s involvement.

• Participate and/or lead different program workstreams such as Regional AM Pillar leader or SCLQ Leader.

• Availability to travel around 30% of the time.

• Location in Barcelona

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 6 years of experience in a manufacturing, supply chain environment

• Experience in coaching and leading cross-functional teams, including team building, understanding motivation and negotiation techniques and providing work direction to others

• Experience on implemantation of TPM and LEAN in office enviroments (Supply Chain Functions: Planning, Logistics, Procurement, Quality, etc)

• Operational Excellence experience

• 5 years of experience with TPM Principals and methods (5S, All TPM Pillars, visual management, Kaizen, Gemba)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, Science or Business

• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing, supply chain environment

• 3 years of experience in cross-functional project or program management

• 2 years of experience leading process improvement projects for special chemical processes

• 2 years of experience working with the implementation and oversight of Operational Excellence initiatives in a manufacturing environment

• Proven experience driving large scale culture shifts

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