Lean Engineering Supervisor

Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems is a world-leading technology company and provider of innovative industrial and off-road energy storage solutions, with 30+ years of experience. We specialize in the development and production of lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries for industrial mobility, leisure mobility, and ESS applications. These products are manufactured and assembled in Sunlight’s state-of-the-art facilities in Greece, Italy, Germany, Israel, and USA, and distributed to more than 115 countries.

Driven by our commitment to inspire our people and unlock their potential, and steadfast in our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, we have created an agile and innovative environment that promotes open communication and collaboration, while offering continuous learning and development opportunities to the 3,100+ people we employ across the organization.

Keen to further empower our team by onboarding more talent, we're looking to hire an experienced and self-oriented Lean Engineering Supervisor to join our Production Management team. The position is based in Xanthi, Greece..

Key activities and responsibilities of this role:

• Supervise the entire operations of Lean to achieve high performance
• Drive Lean mindset across the local organization by engaging teams and individuals
• Develop LEAN initiatives/-roadmaps with Local Lean Champions & Line Management
• Ensure the implementation of agreed targets and roadmaps according to our LEAN program
• Daily interaction with the team members and mainly collaboration with other departments to ensure and achieve all the assigned targets
• Drive & Coach Local Lean Champions on developing a LEAN mindset, Kaizen workshop facilitation & Value stream projects to drive business impact and sustainability
• Investigate & drive initiatives together with local stakeholders, define best-practices and trigger implementation
• Continuous learning of key developments in Lean
• Lead activities to expand Sunlight's Global Operational Excellence Program
• Hands on implementation of new technologies and Industry 4.0 way of working
• Contribute to building and sustaining a culture of engagement in all levels of the business
• Motivate and energize teams and individuals to meet challenging deliverables
• Identify and coach the future Lean Champions in different part of the organization
• Effectively communicate progress, timelines on key projects and potential escalations to ensure success

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or other related fields is required
• Possession of an MSc degree is an asset
• Experience in leading LEAN implementation (line or project) across different parts of an organization
• Minimum 3-4 years working experience in a similar position in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in coaching & training others on how to do LEAN from a central role / location
• Experience in facilitating Kaizen workshops, root cause problem solving and driving LEAN projects
• Ability to influence teams and individuals to make them find their passion for continually improving their working environment
• Commercial and financial awareness
• Self-starter and eager to deliver results in agreed timelines
• Excellent communicator both in Greek and English
• Result oriented, structured, team player with a passion to make difference
• Being an inspiring leader able to motivate and engage teams and individuals to sustainable improve the way they work

What we offer you

To start with, we give you the opportunity to thrive in a restless team and grow your potential in an innovative environment. As per your compensation and rewards package, this is a preview:

• A competitive salary and benefits package based on experience and topped up with other bonuses.
• Company healthcare plan
• Continuous learning opportunities. Allocated training budget that can be spent on books, online courses, or other training materials.
• Established framework for career development
• International mobility opportunities