Head Of Operational Transformation (M/F/D) Avellino

Head Of Operational Transformation (M/F/D)
Avellino
Campania, Avellino

Would you like to be part of a company with a strong purpose? Aurubis is a leading international multimetal producer and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide. Our metals are the basis for the green transition, digitalization, and future technologies. **Rock-solid & rolling. Hands-on & high-tech. Skilled & seriously sustainable. ** This is what drives our 7, 000 employees to top performance every day. Join our team and become one of our most valuable elements.

The Head of Operational Transformation is responsible for the governance of the Aurubis Operating System towards operational excellence. He drives implementation and further development of the Aurubis Operating System in close alignment with related group functions and local Continuous Improvement teams. Integrating technological innovations and digitalization is a key aspect for future-proof operational excellence. In addition, structuring the buildup of Operational Excellence capabilities Aurubis-wide and developing a high-performing team of Operational Excellence Managers to support the sites as business partner.

Operational Excellence Managers act as internal method experts and change catalysts for transformation processes in our sites. They assist the line functions in successfully initiating and implementing improvement activities, always aiming for systematic solutions. Their cooperation with the sites builds on two pillars: support and challenge. As catalysts of new practices, they share operational excellence related knowledge across organizational levels and across sites and deliver relevant trainings to other employees. Overall, operational excellence managers help to guide Aurubis into a future of being the most safe, efficient and sustainable smelter network in the world.

To support our **Group Continuous Improvement**team **in full or part time (at least 80 %)**, we are therefore looking for growth-oriented individuals of all genders who want to explore their passion for continuous improvement. You will work with inspiring colleagues with a diverse background in a highly motivated, communicative team comprising the Aurubis Group sites.

The following sites can be considered for this position**:Hamburg, Lünen or Emmerich am Rhein (Germany), Pirdop or Sofia (Bulgaria), Beerse or Olen (Belgium), Berango (Spain) or Avellino (Italy).

**Head of Operational Transformation (M/F/d)***:

**Your Tasks**:

- lead an international team of operational excellence managers and jointly drive implementation of our Aurubis Operating System towards tech-enabled operational excellence

- drive change across sites and through all organizational levels, support operations and business process improvements through digitalization - in terms of technology, methods and desired performance behaviors

- deliver AOS site assessments to derive further potential towards continuous improvement practices and structures, and jointly with sites ensure development towards higher maturity and an embedded collaborative improvement culture

- provide overall group governance for quality, improve group quality processes, focusing on assurance and control

- identify focus areas of improvement and specific improvement potentials in production processes and related performance management activities and link initiatives to operational and financial KPI results

- manage a portfolio of improvement programs/projects, drive deployment of key strategic initiatives across Aurubis' international production sites and engage in different roles - methodology expert via change facilitator to project manager

- actively promote hand-in-hand cooperation and knowledge-sharing, cross-site and cross-department

- support the development of your team members towards becoming effective as business partners for the organization and preparing their mid-/ long-term transition to other leadership or expert roles within Aurubis

- liaise with the management teams of the different production sites regularly to retrain proper focus, ensure alignment, and prioritize customer support requests

- strengthen and expand connections with external industry and research partners for best practice exchange

- facilitate organizational learning and act as internal trainer for Lean, Six Sigma and digital transformation

**Your Profile**:

- technical or business master's degree or diploma (college/university), e. g. in industrial, chemical engineering or a comparable field of study

- 5+ years of practical experience in continuous improvement and digital excellence implementation, cross-functional projects and cross-site initiatives in an international multi-site setting and 5+ years' experience as certified black belt with proven track record of driving black belt projects, training and coaching green belts, ideally in similar industry

- digital transformation experience from strategy to implementation, with solid technical knowledge

- pronounced structured and conceptual problem-solving combined with strategic and