Lean Transformation & Operational Excellence Manager 80-100%

You want to make a production noticeably more efficient, feel comfortable on the shop floor, and drive changes consistently forward? You win over management and teams for new ways of working and ensure that improvements have a lasting impact? Then this management function could be just right for you. As a subsidiary of the Swedish Saab group, we employ around 140 employees in Switzerland. At two locations, we develop, produce, and distribute technologically demanding goods for the defense industry and the civilian sector. Our customers include various procurement agencies and leading corporations in their field - both in Switzerland and worldwide. For our production site in Zwieselberg, we are looking for a assertive and practice-oriented personality as: Lean Transformation & Operational Excellence Manager 80-100% (m/w/d) Your tasks: In this newly created management function, you will actively drive the operational further development of our production. You will report directly to the COO and take on a central role in the sustainable increase of production performance within the existing infrastructure. To do this, you will lead and control cross-departmental improvement projects that involve resources from the entire organization. You will introduce new ways of working and process standards, accompany change processes in the production environment, and ensure that new processes are successfully implemented by management and employees. In doing so, you will promote a performance- and solution-oriented corporate culture. Another focus of your activity is the increase of production capacity. You will analyze existing processes using Lean methods, identify bottlenecks, and develop concrete measures to improve throughput, cycle times, and plant availability. In addition, you will analyze and optimize material flows and internal logistics processes. You will develop new material flow and supply concepts, reduce unnecessary stocks and intermediate storage, and improve space utilization within the existing infrastructure. Furthermore, you will introduce Lean management methods and standards and continuously develop them. In doing so, you will build a sustainable culture of continuous improvement and ensure measurable progress in the areas of productivity, process stability, and delivery reliability. By reducing waste and downtime as well as consistently implementing improvement measures, you will make a significant contribution to the long-term and strategic performance of our production. Your profile: Technical basic training with corresponding further training in the area of Lean Management, Production, Process Management or Business Administration Several years of experience in optimizing production, logistics or material flow processes Experience in implementing Lean transformations and Operational Excellence initiatives Experience in leading cross-departmental projects and stakeholder management Very good German language skills (at least C1) as well as good English language skills (at least B2) Sensitivity for occupational safety and handling of hazardous materials Willingness to undergo an extended personal security check (PSP) level Secret Mobility (the place of work in Zwieselberg is not accessible by public transport) Our offer: Free parking, fitness subscription, training opportunities with financial and/or time support as well as advanced social benefits: This position offers several benefits. Above all, you will become part of a not everyday company in a special environment. You will have the opportunity to actively shape the future of our production and have a direct impact on the performance of our company through concrete improvements. You will work in a technologically demanding environment with short decision-making paths and high personal responsibility. SAAB Bofors Dynamics Switzerland Ltd Head Office: Allmendstrasse 74, 3600 Thun Production: Bodenstrasse 1, 3645 Zwieselberg / If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to help protect people. jpid9b97636jm jit0624jm jiy26jm