Grammer is looking for a Regional Continuous Improvement Manager to join our team. This position will travel to our plants within North America. The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a team environment and have an opportunity to make lasting and positive changes in our Americas Team!

GRAMMER is a leading North American full service automotive supplier of highly engineered thermoplastic components and assemblies for interiors and air and fluid management systems. GRAMMER is specialized in developing and manufacturing components and systems for car interiors as well as driver and passenger seats for off-road vehicles, trucks, buses, and trains.

As a global partner to the vehicle manufacturing industry, we are represented around the world by our two divisions, Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. Our employees are constantly engaged in developing and producing innovative, flexible solutions to meet challenges in today’s competitive global market. GRAMMER can be found on four continents with more than 50 production, distribution and logistics sites in 20 countries.

Here at GRAMMER, we foster a culture that embraces our Grammer CODE: Collaborate in an inclusive environment, Openness in communication and ideas, Drive for results with energy and empower yourself and others by taking ownership of decisions and actions.

The Regional Continuous Improvement Manager role is responsible for:

• Mobilize and engage local plant teams to participate in lean change.
• Ensure improvement speed & continuous improvement workshop performance.
• Improve shopfloor processes continuously and sustainably (scheduling & facilitation of Kaizen workshops with the plant teams)
• Monitor the compliance of applied GPS and Lean standards in the plants and initiates suitable correction measures by apply a coaching approach.
• Identify best practices from plants within region and share lessons learned globally - initiate standardization.
• Supporting and performing GPS Assessments and Trainings
• Lean thinking, especially 5S, Muda-Hunting, Standardized Work, Line Balancing, One-Piece-Flow, and Pull Systems
• Ability to recognize waste within the value adding chain.
• Planning a facilitation of Kaizen workshops
• Project Management Experience

What you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or Business
• Minimum 5 years' experience in an operative area (leading function within production, logistics, industrial engineering or maintenance) or minimum 5 years in an area of continuous Improvement
• Experience in leading interdisciplinary teams

As a new member of the Grammer Team, you will receive a competitive compensation package including benefits such as:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Auto Allowance
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• 401(k) match
• Robust EAP services
• Developmental opportunities
• Much more!