Continuous Improvement & TOS Supervisor

Tasks

Daimler Truck AG group is the leader in the global automotive industry with more than 120 years of experience in 200 countries. Our people reflect the company values: Passion, Respect, Integrity, and Discipline; we are looking for engaged individuals to join this diverse group, which manages ever-changing challenges.

Daimler Truck, a leading and pioneering group worldwide in the automotive industry with more than 120 years and presence in more than 200 countries. In Mexico, it has the divisions of Daimler Truck, Daimler Truck Buses, and Daimler Truck Financial Services. In our people, we can reflect our corporate values: Passion, Respect, Integrity, and Discipline, and we are looking for highly committed people to join the group in an environment of diversity and constant challenges.

Objective of the position:

Leads, coordinates, and implements Continuous Improvement Projects, providing training on improvement tools across all organizational levels. Designs strategic processes and monitoring systems within different plant areas to ensure achievement of results and fulfillment of objectives. Responsible for CI and TOS processes within the integrated management system and serves as leader for QA assessments and DTNA Awards, driving operational excellence and organizational performance. Responsible to deploy CI Academy Offer and follow-up on the LCQP to achieve the targets of CI Savings and Events.

Indispensable Requirements (Candidates who do not meet these requirements may be discarded):

• Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement (Required)
• Manufacturing and Quality Processes (Required)
• Lean Coach or Lean Consultant Certification (Required)
• Six Sigma Certification (Desirable)
• MBA (Desirable)
• English level: Upper Intermediate

Soft Skills:

• Planning and organization
• Project management
• Analysis and problem solving
• Conflict management
• Influence and negotiation
• Strategic thinking

Academic Knowledge:

• Engineering, Manufacturing, and related fields

At Daimler Truck, we are united in our purpose: “We work for all who keep the world moving.” This motivates us to pursue our common goal: leading sustainable transportation. However, our impact as a global transportation company depends entirely on the impact of each individual at Daimler Truck. That’s why we ensure that our people are encouraged and empowered to show their full impact.

We foster a work environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and heard. We value the individual strengths of our employees because these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company.

You can be your true self at Daimler Truck. Inclusion and equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, generations, physical appearance, phases of life, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual expression, people with disabilities, and people from any underrepresented group.

Main Functions:

• Lead Continuous Improvement projects, ensuring the deployment of all CI tools across the plant, while coordinating and monitoring complex Lean Expert project initiatives.
• Manage team resources and coordinate with engineers and facilitators to ensure effective deployment of plant strategy. Design strategic processes and monitoring systems across plant areas to drive results and meet objectives. Provide support in the development and deployment of the Plant Hoshin Kanri strategy.
• Responsible for the Lean Career Path, including Lean Coaches, Lean Consultants, Lean Ambassadors, Lean Specialists, and Lean Agents. Oversee training and certification of Lean Coaches and Consultants, support the design of both on-the-job and theoretical training programs, and coordinate the Lean Career pipeline and certification initiatives.
• Lead innovation strategies to drive a Continuous Improvement cultural transformation within the plant. Coordinate standards for plant meetings, benchmarking initiatives, DTNA Awards, dashboards, and scorecards to ensure alignment and excellence across all operations.
• Inspire, engage, and motivate a team of Continuous Improvement Engineers and Facilitators to achieve plant goals and targets.

Work Location Opportunity:

Daimler Trucks AG is firmly committed to developing a work environment that supports empowerment and inclusion for our current and future employees. We recognize that our ability to adapt will enable us to compete for a broader range of talent. Additionally, our business and the people who work within it will be successful and profitable if we remain agile and flexible in our approach to work.

To continue to build a great place to work for all, we are committed to a culture that supports flexibility and encourages a positive working environment that achieves the needs of our business and employees.

Diversity allows us to employ people with different experiences, abilities, and points of view, and that is what enhances our culture and brings us to the forefront among the top global companies.

At Daimler, we value the diversity between our employees.

In order to enrich the culture, Daimler acknowledges the importance of including people with different points of view and lifestyles into our company. When we select our talent, we focus on abilities; we don’t discriminate based on ethnicity, nationality, gender, race, age, disability, social condition, health, religion, immigrant status, opinions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, university, or appearance.

Exceed your expectations and get ready to be part of our team!

Qualifications

Please see above for qualification details.