<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:508.25pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:windowtext;border-left:black;border-bottom:gray;border-right:windowtext;border-style:solid;border-width:1.0pt;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Job Description </td> </tr> <tr style="height:16.85pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid gray 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Position: Operational Excellence Manager </td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.2pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Organization </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid gray 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif">Function: Manufacturing / Operations</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif">Country: Belgium</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif">Location: NNS - Nexans Erembodegem – Euromold Division</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif">Supervisor (N+1): Plant Manager</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif">Direct Reports: /</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.2pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid gray 1.0pt;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Context/Main focus Areas </td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.2pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Increase site competitiveness </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Optimize excess and constrained capacity </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Reduce raw material, manufacturing, and logistics costs </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Improve operational efficiency and productivity </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Support daily production performance </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Strengthen continuous improvement culture </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Enable sustainable site transformation and growth support</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:14.2pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Purpose </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid gray 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> The role focuses on structuring, driving, and monitoring continuous improvement initiatives with a strong emphasis on data-driven cost optimization, operational excellence, and root cause analysis within the accessories production site of Nexans Erembodegem.. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, the Operational Excellence Manager will support the transformation of the site by improving competitiveness, optimizing manufacturing performance, strengthening continuous improvement management, and enabling sustainable growth opportunities. The position plays a key role in analysing production methods, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing corrective actions to improve productivity, quality, capacity utilization, and overall operational performance. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid gray 1.0pt;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Areas of responsibility </td> </tr> <tr style="height:85.7pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid gray 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Standards, Tools & Methodology Standards (i.e. scrap rate, standard time, breakdown rate, etc…) are deployed, reinforced, harmonized, and continuously improved under the leadership of Operational Excellence Manager. The Operational Excellence Manager will: <ol style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" start="1" type="1"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Track opportunities for improvement</li> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Systematically analyze production trends and process data (including OEE, losses, deviations).</li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Use video analysis and other observation tools to identify waste, non‑standard work, and safety/quality risks.</li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Translate insights into prioritized improvement opportunities and structured action plans.</li> </ul> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Simplify, harmonize, and reinforce tools & methods</li> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Define and maintain a standard toolbox for performance analysis, problem solving, and continuous improvement (e.g. standards for KPIs, data dashboards, root cause analysis, visual management).</li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Simplify and harmonize practices across production areas so that Process Engineers work with common standards and routines.</li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Ensure that standards are understood, applied consistently, and regularly updated, through coaching, training, and support to Process Engineers and line management.</li> </ul> </ol> Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Lead and coordinate improvement projects focused on: </li> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="circle"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Increasing site competitiveness </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Reducing manufacturing, raw material, and logistics costs </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Optimizing production capacity and utilization </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Supporting capacity resizing and balancing initiatives </li> </ul> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Identify cost reduction opportunities through detailed operational and financial data analysis. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Analyse operational losses and inefficiencies to define sustainable corrective actions. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Support productivity and efficiency improvement initiatives across all production areas. </li> </ul> Operational Support <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Support production operations in achieving performance targets related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Work closely with production, maintenance, supply chain, quality, and engineering teams to drive operational improvements. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Provide technical and methodological expertise to management activities. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful implementation of improvement actions. </li> </ul> Site Transformation & Growth Support <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Support the transformation of the site to capture future growth opportunities. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Strengthen the site’s continuous improvement culture and operational discipline. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Contribute to strategic initiatives related to industrial optimization, footprint adaptation, and operational scalability. </li> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Promote a culture of accountability, problem-solving, and performance ownership. </li> </ul> Crisis Management <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="color:#0e2841;text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Provide methodological and analytical support in case of major incidents or crises (e.g. quality issues, major breakdowns, delivery crisis) to quickly secure the situation, analyze root causes, and define robust corrective actions</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Key Competencies </td> </tr> <tr style="height:53.3pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Analytical mindset with strong data interpretation capabilities </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Structured problem-solving and root cause analysis </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Project management and organizational skills </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Leadership and change management </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Operational and business acumen </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Continuous improvement mindset </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Strong collaboration and communication skills </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Result-oriented and hands-on approach </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt;border-top:none;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Key Interfaces </td> </tr> <tr style="height:37.7pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Industrial Operations Manager and Area Managers, Process Engineer: alignment on weekly/monthly performance, production priorities, and improvement roadmap, reinforce/harmonize/simplify daily tracking tools.</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Methods & Industrial Projects / Industrialization: coordination on product/process industrialization, new equipment ramp up, and standard (OEE parameters).</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Maintenance: joint work on equipment reliability, OEE improvement, and recurrent breakdown analysis.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:13.55pt"> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid gray 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid gray 1.0pt;background-color:#b3b3b3;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> Qualifications & Experience </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:508.25pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0cm 5.4pt 0.0cm 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Operations, or related field. </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Proven experience in manufacturing, production methods, industrial engineering, or continuous improvement roles. </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with experience in data-driven decision making. </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Experience leading improvement projects within an industrial or manufacturing environment. </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or operational excellence methodologies. </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. </li> <li style="text-align:left;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'FuturaA Bk BT', sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px">Experience in accessories production or automotive/industrial manufacturing environments is considered an advantage. </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Operational Excellence Manager (Erembodegem, BE, 9320) @ NEXANS FRANCE

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