Lean Coordinator

The Webasto Group is one of the 100 largest suppliers to the automotive industry. With our innovative sliding and panoramic roofs, convertible roofs as well as trend-setting thermal, battery systems and charging solutions we create added value for mobility time and again. And we convince through a particularly strong sense of unity. Because our "we" is your special plus.

At Grevenmacher we make more than automotive glass. We make people’s lives safer and more comfortable along their journeys. Every day, we unite as a team to deliver quality products and innovative solutions that earn our customer’s trust and build lasting relationships.

We have an immediate opening for a:
**LEAN Coordinator**:
**Role**:

- Coaching of and providing support to teams in the implementation of LEAN
- Coordinate Continuous Improvement activities to measurable standards for follow-up
- Execution of LEAN Assessments and related reporting according to the annual assessment plan
- Facilitate Continuous Improvement activities - Management of interdisciplinary / multi-departmental teams for Focused Improvement Events / Kaizen Events / Shop Floor workshops and follow-up and related communications
- Data collection and analysis to improve business processes
- Establishes and maintains effective work relationships with Production and support groups/departments
- Providing training to affected groups or Team Members regarding LEAN tools and methods

**Profile**:

- Sufficient practical operational expertise and experience (5+ years) to have credibility at both the Shopfloor and Management levels.
- Broad exposure to and knowledge of LEAN methodologies in a manufacturing environment and advanced level in specific LEAN tools and techniques (VSM, 5S, KAMISHIBAI, KAIZEN (CONCOR - SCRA - CEDAC), TPM, PULL, Micro LO, Macro LO, etc.).
- Results focused and pragmatic.
- Analytical skills and learning ability
- Ability to interpret situations and policies at : top level and communicate downwards; shopfloor level and communicate upwards
- Excellent communication skills in English and additionally at least German or French, both German and French is a plus.
- Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization
- Ability to work in an autonomous way
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

The competencies that are regarded as particularly important for the Lean Coordinator are openness and willingness to learn and the drive (be motor) for Continuous Improvement.

The remaining thirteen competencies are grouped into three clusters and described each individually here after**:Managing Self / Enabling Others/ Ways of Thinking**

**Core**
- Drive for Continuous Improvement: Always demonstrates a passionate concern for doing better.
- Openness/Willingness to Learning: Shows the will and ability to learn from their own and others' mistakes/successes.

**Managing Self**
- Self Control: Shows the ability to manage their own feelings and work effectively with them. Uses this ability to help manage others’ feelings.
- Confidence: Shows a belief in own capability and judgement.
- Integrity: Seen by others to act in accordance with their beliefs and values. „Walks the talk“as far as Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) is concerned.
- Staying Power: Demonstrates energy and resolve to work long and hard in the face of organisational and personal demands.

**Managing Others**
- Enabling Others: Shows an enthusiastic desire to help other people discover what they can do. Derives immense satisfaction from helping others rather than doing everything themselves.
- Empathy: Recognised as being able to read and understand other people's feelings, even when not openly expressed.
- Group Management: Demonstrates the ability to understand how groups operate and how to use group processes and achieve results.
- Directiveness: Ability to change to a directive style when the moment is appropriate. Able to act to command others with authority, giving instruction and holding people responsible.
- Influencing: Skilled to act in a manner to ensure others agree with intended actions and follow. Able to adapt approach and behaviour to suit the circumstances. Demonstrates ability to take others with them “on board”.
- Persistence: Qualified and clever in being able to make progress despite obstacles and resistance.

**Ways of thinking**
- Information Seeking: Able to gather information in a systematic and intentional way.
- Analytical Thinking; Able to think logically and systematically, breaking down issues into component parts/small steps.
- Conceptual Thinking: Able to see the big picture and adapt experiences to develop new concepts.