Black Belt Development Program - Continuous Improvement

Job description

About the company:

AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals is a leading global force in pulp bleaching technologies, paper chemicals, colloidal silica and expandable microspheres. We provide innovative and sustainable products and technologies that are widely used by customers in a large variety of industrial applications. Our 2,400 employees operate in 35 countries. Pulp and Performance Chemicals forms a business unit within AkzoNobel, the world's largest paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals.

In order to grow and optimize our business, Pulp and Performance Chemicals is on track in its pursuit for operational excellence. By embracing the Lean Six Sigma (L6S) business improvement methodology, we take the business to an even higher level of operational excellence and customer focus. L6S is implemented through all of the functions and business areas within AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals and we are growing our global team of experts (Black Belts) in applying continuous improvement with the L6S methodology in the Americas and Europe.

About the opportunity:

As part of the Black Belt Development Program, you will travel abroad to receive a five week intensive L6S training that includes being paired with a Master Black Belt who will coach you during the process up until your certification.

You will be joining a multinational organization that is committed to your personal and professional development and have the chance to experience a broad range of projects. After successfully completing several projects and demonstrating your ability to effectively deliver change, you will certify as a Black Belt.

You will be expected to play a major role in L6S deployment. This full-time role is responsible for leading L6S projects, delivering the value determined, and managing a project team. Besides leading projects, you will also coach, train, and mentor Brown Belts and partner with the organization to define further areas for improvement. This Black Belt position can lead to higher management positions.

Desired profile

We are looking for candidates who:

·have a Master"s degree
·have +/- 6 years of relevant work experience
·have demonstrated high performance levels in current and previous roles
·are analytical, innovative, open-minded and results-oriented
·have excellent command of English (both written and spoken)
·are able to travel extensively; this position requires traveling approximately 75% of the working time since the projects will be conducted both regionally and globally.

**REMOTE CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED**

It is an advantage if you have one or more of these:

·experience in an international environment
·a manufacturing or commercial background
·some experience with project management
·exposure to/working knowledge of L6S
·working knowledge of one or more of the main languages in our business: Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian and/or Chinese

In addition to your resume, please include a motivational essay of 300-500 words describing why you want to develop yourself as a Black Belt with AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals.

Should your qualifications meet our requirements, you will be invited to take an online assessment, the results of which will determine whether you continue to the interview round. In the interview we will either call or meet with you in person to learn more about your profile. This also provides an opportunity for you to learn more about us. The last step in the process will be a personal and professional assessment day. During this day you will complete a series of exercises that relate to the role of a future Black Belt.

We look forward to receiving your application and essay!



We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any recruitment agencies



Employment at AkzoNobel is contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre-employment background check and a drug screening. In some case, pre-employment physicals may also be required.

All candidates hired must be able to provide proper documentation of their eligibility to work in the US.

AkzoNobel is an E-Verify Employer.

AkzoNobel is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans (M/F/D/V)

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