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Continuous Improvement Specialist

Working day in and day out on innovative machines that make agriculture more efficient and greener: Oxbo from Roosendaal is constantly developing. What can be done faster? What can be done better? What can be smarter? Also within our own production processes. As a Continuous Improvement specialist, you are part of that development. In fact, you are the one driving it. Join our manufacturing company as a Continuous Improvement Specialist.

Senior Finance & Accounting Controller/Accountant 8
Roosendaal
Career: Continuous Improvement Specialist

Description

How do we make our manufacturing operations run more efficiently? Can we reduce production costs? Shorten lead times? Our Continuous Improvement team works with the departments every day to improve our processes. With the goal of ensuring and increasing our Operational Excellence together. As a specialist you are an important driver within this team. You find constant process improvement the greatest challenge there is. You initiate changes and work on them with energy and enthusiasm.

Your main task is to support, realize and secure improvements in the organization. You will analyze the situation, come up with proposals for improvement activities and/or projects, discuss them with the relevant stakeholders and together decide what will be tackled.  You take care of support, training and guidance of your colleagues who are working on the improvement.

Additionally, this can also be with suppliers. You report directly to the Manufacturing Director and work closely with the Manufacturing Engineer.

WHAT WE REQUIRE

  • You have MBO+ / HBO working and thinking level (through education or experience).
  • You have at least 2 years of experience (preferably in a production environment).
  • You have knowledge of and experience with Lean Manufacturing, both in theory and application in practice
  • You can work both alone and with a team
  • You enjoy working broadly in an organization
  • You can work well with a wide variety of people
  • You like to be on the floor, “go to Gemba” is natural for you

WHAT DO WE OFFER

  • A year’s contract on a full-time basis (40 hours)
  • Goal of permanent employment
  • Plenty of opportunities to develop further as an engineer with courses and training
  • Working in a healthy and stable company with a family feel in a growing market
  • A nice working environment with an informal work atmosphere
  • 27 vacation days and 13 ATV days
  • A salary that suits you and the position

Werken bij oxbo

Machines are made by Oxbo worldwide. For the Netherlands, this is at the locations in Roosendaal and Belfeld. Here, machines made by Oxbo are designed and produced. From cutting and bending the metal sheets to spraying and assembling a machine that drives out of the showroom here, ready for its adventure with the customer.

With 18,000 m2 of production space, the facility where you will be working is a veritable Valhalla if you love technology. The engineers design and draw the machines, and everything is made on the floor. We have spacious workplaces, everyone has their own tools and we invest in machines that support the production process. Support departments such as service, sales, finance and HR are also located in Roosendaal.

In 1959 Oxbo started as Ploeger Machines in Roosendaal and since then we have grown into an international company with customers in 40 countries around the world. Through various takeovers and collaborations, we are now about 1,400 employees, spread over 14 factory locations and 13 service locations in North and South America, France, England and the Netherlands. The head office? That’s still in Roosendaal.

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