Junior Lean Manager

Within the Adhesives Operations division, you will oversee all activities and continuous improvement projects at our adhesive manufacturing site in Villefranche-Sur-Saône. Your main responsibilities will be as follows:

• Manages all Continuous Improvement (CI) activities and projects in
  the plant
• Lead initiatives in the following areas: Standardization of
  Processes in Operational Systems and Lean Enterprise elements (Six Sigma, VSM, 5S, Problem solving, TPM, OEE, Change Over)
• Evaluate key manufacturing processes (benchmarks/best practices) and develop plans to identify opportunities for improvement
• Facilitate CI/Lean workshops/events targeting specific improvement
  opportunities
• Lead cross-functional projects tasked with improving manufacturing
  and supply chain processes
• Lead cultural changes at the site and support continued deployment
  of Lean Enterprise
• Work with site leadership to identify and validate cost savings
  opportunities
• Lead A3 projects on key issues/opportunities identified by the
  business
• Highly motivated individual and able to manage and lead multiple
  projects at one time
• Effective communication with all levels of Plant Operations
• Train, coach and develop operations team members to use the CI/HPS
  principles for performance improvement

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Operations, or Supply
  Chain
• A minimum of 1-2 years of experience on production site.
• Must be Six Sigma green belt certified, black belt preferred
• Excellent ability to support and drive change 
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills : empathic and adaptability 
• Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, A3 experience
• Competent in project management, possessing the ability to lead
  continuous improvement Workshops/events
• Key Performance Indicators – safety, quality, cost, and
  productivity 
• French and English are mandatory 

Contrat : CDD (décembre 2025 à septembre 2026)

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Profit Sharing
• 100% of public transportation
• Payment of 75% of Health & Life insurance premiums
• Private daycare

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.