Director of Continuous Improvement Global

Director of Continuous Improvement, Global Closures

Preferred Locations: US, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico - ideally located near Aptar site and major airport

Working Location: Hybrid (onsite as needed)

*This position does not qualify for international relocation. All candidates must be authorized to work in country of residence and not require sponsorship.

Who we are

At Aptar, we use insights, design, engineering and science to create innovative packaging technologies that build brand value for our customers, and, in turn, make a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of people around the world.

Every day, Aptar creates “a-ha moments” for its customers and their consumers and patients by continually bringing innovations to market that convert non-dispensing packaging into breakthrough product-dispensing systems, including those that give people more effective ways to put on their favorite fragrance, kids the opportunity to pour ketchup without making a mess and patients connected technologies that help them more easily adhere to treatment.

We have manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America and over 13,000 dedicated employees in some 20 countries.

You should work here because we:

• Attract and develop high performing people.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Allow for failure by allowing people to make mistakes through an open and trusting environment.
• Invest in the development of employees through local, regional and global career opportunities.
• Contribute to the communities where we reside.

What’s new with Aptar

We have an exciting position open for a Director of Continuous Improvement Global Closures. This position is responsible for leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive continuous improvement strategy across the organization. This includes driving improvement of manufacturing performance, implementing Lean Six Sigma culture, and managing the CI project management office.

This is how your journey begins:

• Develop and implement a global continuous improvement strategy ·
• Drive improvement of our MFG performance by developing standard processes and good practices for all sites and animating the network to deploy them.
• Controlling/ governance of implementation
• Implement Lean Six Sigma culture across the organization
• Manage the CI project management office
• Address knowledge management in operations to create synergies
• Hire and develop talent for Site CI Managers and Green/Black Belts
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive business plans and achieve results

What you will bring on the journey

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field (Master's Degree preferred)

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in continuous improvement, operations, or related field
• Deep experience in driving and sustaining profitable growth through continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience leading and executing continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong leadership, influencing, and negotiation skills in a matrixed environment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Entrepreneurial thinking with a strong customer focus and team orientation

What we offer:

• An exciting, diverse and value based working environment
• Award-winning corporate university offering personal development and training opportunities.
• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan.
• An inspirational leadership team who fosters an organizational culture where diverse perspectives of thought are recognized as necessary for growth.

Be You. Be Aptar

Aptar is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.