Continuous Improvement Technician

About you

You are a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a passion for analytical and operational excellence within a plant.

You excel in supporting your teams to deliver best performance.

Your expertise in analytical methodologies ensures the quality of your work within the plant.

You thrive in collaborative environments, working seamlessly with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

Your strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail set you apart, and you are committed to maintaining comprehensive documentation of all analytical processes and results.

About the role

As a Continuous Improvement Technician, you will report to our Toledo's SMW TPM Manager.

You will actively contribute to the operational excellence results, working with plant's teams on their results, helping them to be more performer, with your continuous improvement tools' kwnoledges.

Your analytical work will help you to take decisions about areas that need to improve their performance.

You will focus your time:

• 50% of your time on the gemba, creating value on the production lines area.
• 15% of your time giving support to the Minikaizen and Kaizen's teams.
• 15% of your time training people about new ways of working, etc 
• 10% of your time working on the tools'improvement.
• The rest of your time will be dedicated in your competences development in terms on the SMW-TPM pilars.

What's there for you

The main competencies that you will develop:

• Communication: the role transversality will make you speak with the whole team plant and so make you have an effective communication.
• Analytical: part of your role will be to analyse datas and propose work areas that are more profitable.
• Continuous improvement : you will consolidate your technical skills within the continuous improvement area and within SMW/TPM tools and contribute on its objectives.

What I need to succeed on the role

• Industrial Engineering degree or similar.
• Strong Office tools knowledges such as in Excel, power point, power pivot.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledges.
• Languages: upper intermediate English level

Your future with us

Suntory Group is a Japanese company and the third largest in the world in the beverage sector. We are known for our diverse and iconic brands such as Schweppes, Orangina, Oasis, La Casera, Lucozade, and Ribena. We wouldn’t achieve what we do without our people, who are at the heart of everything we do. People are everything. The continuous success and growth of each individual make Growing for Good possible. We value diversity like no one else, and it is what makes us unique.

Our diversity, equity and inclusion commitment

At Suntory, we greatly appreciate the value that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds can bring. Our colleagues from a wide range of cultures, lifestyles, and experiences contribute significantly to our collective success. We understand that our candidates all have unique career trajectories and experiences, and this can sometimes deter you from applying for a role if you don’t feel that you meet all the criteria. If you believe that you have relevant skills and experience that you feel could benefit us, we would love to know what unique perspectives and experience you can bring to help make us better, together in a company that is committed to Growing for Good and Giving Back to Society.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based on the skills and competencies of the above role. We are committed to and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our recruitment process and do not discriminate based on gender, race or ethnic background, class, economic status, disability status, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, marital status or any other protected characteristic. We want to ensure that our interview process is as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable accommodation as part of the process, do not hesitate to let your recruiter know who will be happy to help.

Next steps

Your application will be reviewed by our recruitment specialist. You will be notified within 2 weeks if you are invited to a first selection interview.