Continuous Improvement Engineer

Come Make the World With Us.

Role: Engineer x2 & Senior Engineer x2, (Central Continuous Improvement)

Location: Remote, France (must be comfortable with ad hoc travel within EU)

Employment: Permanent

Stanley Black & Decker is part way through a multi-year transformation of its global supply chain and is deploying an enterprise-wide Continuous Improvement (CI) approach across its Tools & Outdoor (T&O) manufacturing sites. The CI approach has two primary responsibilities: (1) Building capabilities in world-class CI; and (2) Deliver improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and ensuring YoY productivity ($) savings are delivered by each site.

To support this initiative, Stanley Black & Decker is building a world-class Central CI team that will work closely with the T&O Mfg. leaders and their teams to deliver these objectives.

What You’ll Do

Reporting into the CI Director, the Central CI Engineers' will be responsible for managing site specific CI implementation activities to ensure their assigned sites within EU North and EU South regions have productivity plans (Kaizen Schedules) that contain sufficient operational improvement projects to attain/exceed YoY site-level productivity targets. They will also lead and develop a team of Central CI Engineers within EU regions.

This role is fundamentally a key agent for change within Stanley Black & Decker, focused on building world-class CI capabilities, supporting the identification of productivity opportunities, and supporting specific Kaizen activities to ensure flawless execution and provide additional coaching/support.

Who You Are

• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Manufacturing experience to include line responsibility AND/OR experience with the main manufacturing functions: production, maintenance, quality, production engineering, internal logistics, and launch (NPI)
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies in Operations
• Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certification
• Ability to travel on a bi-regular basis (domestic & global)

What You’ll Receive

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to continue evolving and developing your skills
• A highly collaborative environment where we win as a team

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, STANLEY®, FACOM® and IRWIN®

How You’ll Feel

Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university.

Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.