Cell Manager, L'Oréal Operations

About the role

You will be responsible for optimizing production processes, improving short-term performance, and leading continuous improvement culture driving activities. Implementing operational excellence methodologies across the department in line with global standards.

Responsibilities

• Guarantees efficient and compliant execution of packaging & processing operations, with a focus on safety, product quality, sustainability, and productivity.
• Serves as a culture leader who models expected behaviors and reinforces a high-performance environment.
• Identifies through data and observations performance gaps (losses analysis): compliance with process, OEE, capability and quality standards.
• Ensures the consistency of the completion and effectiveness of previous day's and today's actions, as well as the prioritization of them.
• Champion for Safety, Quality, Reliability, and Performance, ensuring these principles guide daily decision-making and team behaviors.
• Models leadership attributes including accountability, communication, problem-solving, and the ability to positively influence team culture.
• Promotes and reinforces a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, and operational discipline.
• Leads improvement projects derived from deviations in performance or cost.
• Applies and ensure the execution of lean tools (SMED, 5S, QRQC, Six Sigma, …) and actively works to eliminate non-value-added activities through standardization, simplification, and waste reduction.
• Facilitates action plans, tracks results, and ensures sustainability.
• Drafts and formalizes machine/process modification requests when issues are beyond the scope of the production team's autonomy (expert intervention is required).
• Interfaces with project teams when expert/third party intervention is required.
• Makes sure that the level 1 routine are being held with all the right data, and that lead to the right level of action.
• Provides the level 2 & 3 routine with the elements that require the intervention of the management and/or project teams.
• Ensures the successful introduction, integration, and ramp-up of new productions, after designing the appropriate production processes:
• Ensures the right operational standards and methods are in place and well applied.
• Ensures that the ramp-up is properly coordinated with the project team.
• Designs, documents, and delivers operator training for new products/production lines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major in technical field or Management required, Engineering degree preferred;
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing management role or like industry;
• Computer Skills: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Statistical Analysis;
• Conscientious, positive attitude, reliable, responsible, and flexible;
• Self-motivated and work independently as well as in a team setting;
• Organized and able to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to meet time commitments;
• Strong attention to detail and desire to follow procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with major in technical field or Management required, Engineering degree preferred;
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing management role or like industry;
• Computer Skills: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Statistical Analysis;
• Conscientious, positive attitude, reliable, responsible, and flexible;
• Self-motivated and work independently as well as in a team setting;
• Organized and able to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to meet time commitments;
• Strong attention to detail and desire to follow procedures.

Skills

• Lean Tools: SMED, 5S, QRQC, Six Sigma, etc.
• Operational Excellence Methodologies
• Continuous Improvement Culture
• Production Process Design and Integration
• Training and Development
• Project Coordination
• Machine/Process Modification Requests
• Interface with Project Teams
• Level 1 & Level 2 Routine Management

Benefits

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.