Job Description:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
• Lead scrap reduction, efficiency and productivity improvement programs.
• Deploy Lean tools including 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping.
• Establish performance roadmaps and sustainable action plans.
• Coach plant leadership teams and facilitate best-practice sharing.
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Assess competency gaps and coordinate technical training plans.
• Develop structured problem-solving capabilities.
• Mentor technical resources and future operational leaders.
INDUSTRIAL TRANSFERS
• Coordinate Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing and Finance activities.
• Maintain detailed transfer plans, milestones and risk reviews.
• Manage launch readiness, validation and production ramp-up activities.
• Capture and deploy lessons learned.
STRATEGIC PROJECTS
• Support European manufacturing footprint optimization initiatives.
• Lead special projects assigned by BU leadership.
• Coordination of the global automation Strategy for Europe
Position Type:
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Additional Information:
Remote Status:
HybridJob details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
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Cooper Standard is a leading global supplier of automotive systems and components.