CI Manager

Contract: Permanent/Full time

Compensation: 

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.

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Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica

Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.

Nice to know

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team and oversee our full-cycle recruitment. Talent Acquisition responsibilities include sourcing candidates through various channels, planning interview and selection procedures and hosting or participating in career events.

To be successful in this role, you should be able to develop long-term recruiting strategies and nurture trusting relationships with potential hires. Ultimately, you will create strong talent pipelines for our company’s current and future hiring needs.

Your day at EssilorLuxottica

Animate the company LIFE (Lean Initiative for Excellence) program, in order to improve performances and generate cost saving program.

• Ensure deployment of this breakthrough program
• Support the plant in the implementation of the LIFE system and related CI tools (Kaizen, 5S, QRAP, Loading file etc)
• Lead specific Workshops/Kaizen/Diagnosis in order to bring changes and improvements on the floor
• Make sure priorities are defined and action plans aligned accordingly
•  Make sure results are properly consolidated, communicated, and commented at all levels

Continuous Improvement

• Drive a continuous improvement culture through development of standards and routines
• Define, implement, and administer a local continuous improvement (CI) program structure to align with ELCL strategy and LIFE programs.  Program structure to include team(s) structure and communication plan.
• Lead the overall CI team to drive achievement of annual plant goals interm of performance, cost/saving
• Coordinate and facilitate regular LIFE Steering Committee reviews and CI reviews with Management Team and key stakeholders.  Work with CI team members to improve project management, data analysis, and presentation skills as needed to provide accurate and clear reporting of project goals, progress, and recommendations.
• Routine benchmarking with CI leaders at other facilities to identify best practices and training opportunities for the local team.
• Actively oversee, direct and facilitate cross functional process improvement teams to help them in the execution of the projects and achieve business goals.
• Support constructive change from an improvement project’s conception and transfer the ownership to the appropriate team leader as the project matures to implementation.
• Develop and measure standard metrics of business processes
•  Identifies resource/capability bottlenecks, finds help to address them, and escalates when appropriate
•  Prepare reports and statistics, and work with frontline staff to identify improvement opportunities and coach employees on how to work more efficiently.

Total Work Systems

• Provide information, guidance, trainings, and tools to aid decision making, projects prioritization and projects execution
•  Leverage on Lean, SPC, TQM, and Six Sigma in cost reduction initiatives
• Build capability on CI Tools and Methodology at all levels of the organization through training, coaching, and hands on demonstration and application of CI
• Train, coach and develop project leaders and teams on the proper use of CI tools and methodology

Management of Change

• Generates documentation and change notices whenever projects or new processes are to be implemented, performance risk assessment and enters the results in the corresponding controlled documentation.

Must have

Essential

• Bachelors degree (Industrial Engineering, if possible) or higher  
• 5 years experience in manufacturing environment and 3 years in the position (at least)

Desirable/Preferable

• Proficient in the use of Lean, Six Sigma, TWI, and TPM
•  Spoken and written English, experience with creation of technical reports
• Proficient on operations and maintenance of production processes.  Able to understand and explain scientific and engineering principles of production processes
• Project management methodologies, can coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
• Pursues improvement projects with energy, drive, and a need to finish.  Seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
• Uses rigorous logic and data driven methods
• Open to change, learn quickly

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing CI
• Ability to take a leadership role when necessary
• Ability to present to an executive at a business level
• Critical thinking, with analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving expertise

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment​

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.