Continuous Improvement Manager

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

The TEOA Site Leader position is a full time position, reporting directly to the Site Manager/Plant Director  with a dotted line to the BU TEOA Manager / Director. Business Unit management has discretion to modify this reporting relationship, as appropriate.

The TEOA site leader is responsible for leading and guiding the TEOA deployment for the whole site. They will provide TEOA subject matter expertise in leading the deployment.

The TEOA Site Leader will work with the TEOA implementation teams to drive the development and facilitate the deployment of the TEOA culture & process. This position has primary responsibility with shared accountability, for the progress and results of the TEOA deployment at the site.

• Develop site TEOA deployment plans consistent with business unit /plant strategic and operational plan.
• Support and mentor site based TEOA Practitioners / Kaizen Facilitators to enable them to succeed in the TEOA deployment.
• Identify and organize resources required to achieve successful implementation in accordance with plan.
• Manage and control individual project teams and deployment plans at both site and functional levels.
• Develop skill levels of practitioners and other site personnel in order to implement and sustain TEOA.
• Monitor progress against plans, achievement of continuous improvement and progression to higher star assessment levels.
• Monitor and report site level measurements and performance to star assessment levels.
• Lead the Site TEOA project teams, develop value stream maps and execute the TEOA implementation plan for the site to achieve the plant level TEOA metrics and goals while ensuring alignment to the business unit strategy.
• Create, plan, lead and follow-up of the TEOA implementation plan and ensure TEOA actions are visual to stakeholders and are driven to a sustainable closure.
• Facilitate TEOA Kaizen events throughout the site.
• Account for predicted savings and track, validate and post to financial/operational results.
• Provide leadership on lean thinking, lean processing and lean production.
• Train team members, management and staff in all TEOA tools.
• Replicate examples of excellence across site and communicate this to other TEOA Practitioners within business unit.

• Engineering Degree

• 7 to 10 years of technical / operations experience with focus on production, logistics or industrial engineering and finance.

• 5 years of experience as Lean practitioner and demonstrated evidence of sustained, successful lean activities within specific value streams.

• Previous experience in leading continuous improvement activities at value stream level essential.

• Previous hands-on and practical experience in using value stream mapping and implementing TEOA tools with proven results in at least the following areas: 5S+1, Visual Factory, Standard Work, Quick Changeover and TPM preferred.

• Have the patience, perseverance and passion to drive the TEOA culture across the plant

• Credibility and experience to work effectively and directly with the site management team

• Excellent communication, coaching and inter-personal skills at all levels from the shop floor to top management 

• Strong team leader

• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Analytically minded and data-driven.

• The candidate must also have a holistic overview of complex situations and deal effectively with difficult issues when they arise.

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at  and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority

• Unlimited contract opportunity
• Pleasant working environment fostering teamwork
• Open and dynamic company culture
• Extensive training initiatives and growth opportunities
• Competitive salary package
• Comprehensive benefits including Group insurance, Hospitalization insurance, Meal vouchers etc.
•  Convenient location at E40 and E403 motorway intersection
• Join a certified "TOP EMPLOYER" in a modern "FACTORY OF THE FUTURE" 

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING RECRUITMENT FRAUD
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Across our global sites and business units, we put together packages of benefits that are either supported by TE itself or provided by external service providers. In principle, the benefits offered can vary from site to site.