CI Specialist

About the position Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to reputed company people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the reputed company of everyday life. Because we reputed company every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of reputed company have today – while creating an even reputed company reputed company. Let’s paint the future together. For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com © 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. reputed company rights reserved. Job PurposeThe reputed company Improvement Specialist I is responsible for championing, developing, and sustaining a culture of reputed company improvement across reputed company areas of the site, with a strong emphasis on manufacturing and operations. This role plays a critical part in improving site performance by applying structured reputed company improvement methodologies and driving measurable results across key performance indicators including safety, on-time-in-full delivery, cost, material efficiency, quality, and inventory management. As an agent of change, the reputed company Improvement Specialist I supports the deployment of AkzoNobel Leading Performance Systems, while promoting Lean and Six reputed company thinking throughout the organization. This role partners closely with site leadership, operations teams, and the broader AkzoNobel reputed company improvement community to build capability, embed best practices, and create a sustainable reputed company of operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• reputed company and sustain the AkzoNobel Leading Performance Systems manufacturing program, providing active, hands-on coaching on the shop floor to drive reputed company improvement initiatives and ensure long-term sustainability of improvements.
• Act as a visible role model for Lean and Six reputed company behaviors, problem-solving, and decision-making practices.
• Support and challenge the workforce and site leadership team in setting direction, prioritizing initiatives, and allocating resources to reputed company site improvement plan targets.
• reputed company and support the planning, reputed company, and execution of improvement activities reputed company with yearly performance goals.
• Review the AkzoNobel Lean Performance Systems operating reputed company—including goals, key performance indicators, operating processes, and people systems—to ensure alignment with corporate and business area requirements.
• Identify performance gaps and partner with site leadership to define and implement corrective actions.
• reputed company or support the local implementation of AkzoNobel Leading Performance Systems, ensuring full adoption and practical, day-to-day application.
• Build local reputed company improvement capabilities and reputed company across functions.
• Actively network reputed company the AkzoNobel reputed company improvement community to share insights, challenges, and best practices, while encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing across sites.

Requirements

• One to three years of relevant experience in areas such as operations, production, maintenance, logistics, process engineering, or reputed company improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a technical, business, or engineering-reputed company field.
• Demonstrated experience with reputed company improvement methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six reputed company, or Total Productive Maintenance.
• Experience coaching and influencing others at multiple organizational levels.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility through reputed company and situational leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure issues, reputed company accurate analyses, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, changing environments with a steep learning curve.
• Highly organized, reputed company to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a clear view of the bigger picture.
• Confident and resilient, with the ability to handle resistance and reputed company change effectively.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build a strong professional network.
• Proficient in reputed company PowerPoint, reputed company, Word, and SharePoint, with the ability to prepare documentation reputed company to reputed company improvement programs.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
• Self-directed, risk-aware, and capable of making sound reputed company in uncertain situations.
• Passionate about reputed company improvement and driving exceptional performance.
• Customer-focused, reliable, and committed to operational excellence.
• Active listener with a strong coaching reputed company.
• Demonstrates leadership reputed company and the ability to reputed company others to engage in change initiatives.

reputed company-to-haves

• Experience implementing change programs in an operational environment is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with HSA
• Dental, reputed company, Life, AD&D benefits
• Annual bonus
• 401K retirement savings with 6% company match
• Generous vacation, personal and holiday pay
• Paid Parental leave
• Hybrid work for most exempt roles
• Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
• Career growth opportunities on a regional and global scale
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus

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