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Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement

Requisition ID
2026-23442
Country
Italy
City
Forli

Overview:

The Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement enjoys data mining, identifying improvement opportunities, leading teams to identify root cause and implement and sustaining improvements. 

Responsibilities:

  • Lead projects of cross functional global teams through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste in the process and identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement.
  • Help manage company productivity program and support sites in achieving their yearly goals.
  • Drive a culture of data-based decision making in both transactional and manufacturing processes.
  • Analyze data to discover trends and issues and identify predictive and preventative actions to improve reliability and reduce variation in a process.
  • Help establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global corporation
  • Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
  • Implement a structure to sustain improvements and embed the new processes into the current workflow.
  • Lead and assists in defining, setting and implementation performance improvement strategies at locations.
  • Collaborate with and influence senior management on areas of improvement and translate mgmt. expectations into project deliverables.
  • Assist and lead digitalization and automation efforts globally that will assist in predictive maintenance etc.
  • Drive the standardization, implementation and communication of organizational best practices
  • Drive the implementation of Organizational Management at sites and the implementation of Leading and Lagging KPIs.

Qualifications:

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments
  • Lean Six Sigma training and certification (Green Belt, preferred Black Belt, Master Black Belt, or Lean Master Black Belt)
  • Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis
  • Working knowledge of MiniTab (SAP and Power BI preferred)
  • Ability to interface and collaborate with senior mgmt. on opportunities and project status
  • Broad and deep knowledge of Quality theories/tools that can be implemented in a Chemical Industry
  • Ownership mentality, passionate about improving our processes and cost efficiency
  • Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills to communicate within the team and with customers

 Required Years’ Experience:

  • 10+ years of work experience in a manufacturing environment practicing Lean Six Sigma tools and Data Analysis

 Required Education:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related technical discipline

Travel Requirements:

  • Domestic and International travel. 25-50% of time

Location:

  • Europe Forli, Italy or Geleen, Netherlands

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Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We support sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion.

Celanese ist ein weltweit führendes Chemieunternehmen, das Spezialmaterialien herstellt, die in den meisten wichtigen Industriezweigen und Verbraucheranwendungen eingesetzt werden. In unseren Geschäftsbereichen setzen wir unser chemisches, technologisches und kommerzielles Know-how ein, um Werte für unsere Kunden, Mitarbeitenden und Aktionäre zu schaffen. Wir fördern die Nachhaltigkeit, indem wir verantwortungsvoll mit den von uns hergestellten Materialien umgehen und unser Portfolio an nachhaltigen Produkten erweitern, um den Anforderungen unserer Kunden und der Gesellschaft gerecht zu werden. Wir sind bestrebt, einen positiven Einfluss auf unsere Gemeinden auszuüben und die Integration in unseren Teams zu fördern. Die Celanese Corporation beschäftigt weltweit mehr als 11.000 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter und erzielte im Jahr 2024 einen Nettoumsatz von 10,3 Milliarden US-Dollar.

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