Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems is a world-leading technology company and provider of innovative industrial and off-road energy storage solutions, with 30+ years of experience. We specialize in the development and production of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems for industrial mobility, leisure mobility, and ESS applications. These products are manufactured and assembled in Sunlight’s state-of-the-art facilities in Greece, Italy, and the USA, and distributed to more than 115 countries. Our core priority is to provide a safe and inclusive workplace that fosters creativity and development.
Driven by our commitment to inspire our people and unlock their potential, we have created an agile and innovative environment that promotes open communication and collaboration, while offering continuous learning and development opportunities to the 1,700+ people we employ across the organization.
Keen to further empower our team by onboarding more talent, we're looking to hire an experienced and self-oriented Lean Manager to join our Production Management team. The position is based in Xanthi, Greece.
Key activities and responsibilities of this role includes:
- Drive Lean mindset across the local organization by engaging teams and individuals
- Develop LEAN initiatives/-roadmaps with Local Lean Champions & Line Management
- Ensure the implementation of agreed targets and roadmaps according to our LEAN program
- Drive & Coach Local Lean Champions on developing a LEAN mindset, Kaizen workshop facilitation & Value stream projects to drive business impact and sustainability
- Investigate & drive initiatives together with local stakeholders, define best-practices and trigger implementation
- Continuous learning of key developments in Lean
- Hands on implementation of new technologies and Industry 4.0 way of working
- Contribute to building and sustaining a culture of engagement in all levels of the business
- Motivate and energize teams and individuals to meet challenging deliverables
- Identify and coach the future Lean Champions in different part of the organization
- Effectively communicate progress, timelines on key projects and potential escalations to ensure success
Job requirements
- Experience in leading LEAN implementation (line or project) across different parts of an organization
- Min. 3 - 4 years working experience in a relative position
- Experience in coaching & training others on how to do LEAN from a central role / location
- Experience in facilitating Kaizen workshops, root cause problem solving and driving LEAN projects
- Ability to influence teams and individuals to make them find their passion for continually improving their working environment
- Commercial and financial awareness
- Self-starter and eager to deliver results in agreed timelines
- Excellent communicator both in Greek and English
- Result oriented, structured, team player with a passion to make difference
- Being an inspiring leader able to motivate and engage teams and individuals to sustainable improve the way they work
What we offer you
To start with, we give you the opportunity to thrive in a restless team and grow your potential in an innovative environment. As per your compensation and rewards package, this is a preview:
- A competitive salary based on experience and topped up with other bonuses.
- Company healthcare plan
- Continuous learning opportunities. Allocated training budget that can be spent on books, online courses, or other training materials.
- Established framework for career development
- International mobility opportunities