SGS is the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity. With a massive network of over 99,000 employees and more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide, the company provides essential services across industries including agriculture, energy, chemicals, and consumer goods to help businesses comply with international standards.

In Spain, SGS maintains a robust presence with a network of offices and technical centers spanning the entire country. The Spanish division is particularly significant for international professionals as it serves as a hub for global corporate functions, including IT, Finance, and Digital Innovation. This creates a multicultural work environment where global projects are managed from Spanish cities, offering a blend of local stability and international career mobility.

Founded in 1878 in Rouen, France, as a grain-inspection house, the company moved its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. It went public in 1981 and has since grown through global expansion to become the world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection, and Certification) sector.

For international professionals

SGS Spain hosts global centers of excellence for IT and Finance, frequently recruiting for roles where English is the primary working language.
The company has a widespread geographic footprint in Spain, offering opportunities in major cities like Madrid and Barcelona as well as industrial and coastal regions.
As a global leader in certification, employees have access to world-class internal training and professional development programs that are recognized globally.
The work culture is highly technical and process-oriented, making it an ideal fit for engineers, auditors, and data specialists looking for structured career paths.

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Senior Lean Consultant - Continuous Improvement and International Projects (with French and English)

SGS

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading company in inspection, verification, testing and certification. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide.

We strive to have the best professionals and value integrity, curiosity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration. What is special about SGS, among other things, is our culture.

Job Description

At SGS, we are looking for talent!

We are selecting a Senior Lean Consultant, located in Catalonia, for the continuous improvement of national and occasionally international projects.

We require you to be an engineer or graduate, with experience in the industrial sector and valued experience in the automotive sector, especially in production and logistics processes.

We are looking for a curious person who enjoys challenges and seeks development in international continuous improvement projects.

What will your functions be in the team?

You will evaluate and improve processes and implement the LEAN Continuous Improvement System in the various projects you have underway.
You will develop projects, as well as define plans to be implemented and manage their consolidation.
You will help drive business growth by searching for new opportunities.
You will perform Value Stream Mapping (VSM) of industrial and administrative processes.
You will lead workshops and Lean Manufacturing tools, VSM, SMED...
You will implement Strategic Improvement Plans, providing support in the operational management routines of middle management.
You will manage teams and also negotiate and communicate with senior management and operations managers.

We would love for you to be someone accustomed to managing projects, with good planning skills, result-oriented, and with analytical capacity.

It is important that you enjoy working in a team and have good communication skills.

Requirements

What kind of person does the team need?

- University education, preferably in Industrial Engineering.

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the implementation of an Operational Excellence System or having been an Operations, Production, or Logistics Manager in an automotive sector environment.

- Experience in continuous improvement of industrial processes is valued.

- Experience in the automotive sector is valued.

- Good command of French and English (Ideal C1 level)

- Knowledge of control tools, dashboards, and audits

- Data analysis capacity.

- Capable of leading Lean Manufacturing workshops and tools: VSM, SMED, etc. People management, negotiation, and persuasion skills

- Availability to travel as required by the project (national-international).

Additional Information

What will you find at SGS?

We are a leading multinational company in our sector, working in practically all industrial sectors.
What SGS employees value most is our good working environment
We provide technical and skills training to continue growing professionally.
We offer flexible remuneration and special discounts for SGS employees.
We are a sustainable company involved in social issues

We are committed to equal employment opportunities without discriminating based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity.

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Descripción de la empresa

SGS es la compañía líder mundial en inspección, verificación, pruebas y certificación. SGS es reconocido como el referente mundial de calidad e integridad. Con más de 89.000 empleados, SGS opera una red de más de 2.600 oficinas y laboratorios en todo el mundo.

Nos esforzamos por contar con las/los mejores profesionales y valoramos la integridad, la curiosidad, la excelencia, el respeto, la inclusión y la colaboración. Lo que es especial en SGS, entre otras cosas, es nuestra cultura.

Descripción del empleo

¡En SGS buscamos talento!

Seleccionamos Consultor/a Senior Lean, situado en Cataluña, para la mejora continua de proyectos nacionales y puntualmente internacionales.

Precisamos que seas ingeniero/a o graduado/a, con experiencia en el sector industrial y valorable experiencia en el sector de automoción, especialmente en procesos de producción y logística.

Pensamos en una persona curiosa que le gusten los retos y busque desarrollo en proyectos internacionales de mejora continua.

¿Cuáles serán tus funciones en el equipo?

Evaluarás y mejorarás los procesos e implantarás el Sistema de Mejora Continua LEAN en los diferentes proyectos que tengas en curso.
Desarrollarás proyectos, así como definirás planes a implementar y gestionarás la consolidación de los mismos.
Ayudarás a impulsar el crecimiento de negocio mediante la búsqueda de nuevas oportunidades.
Realizarás Análisis de Valor (VSM) de procesos industriales y administrativos.
Liderarás talleres y herramientas de Lean Manufacturing, VSM, SMED...
Implementarás Planes Estratégicos de Mejora dando soporte en las rutinas de gestión operativa de mandos intermedios.
Gestionarás equipos y también negociarás y tendrás interlocución con la alta dirección y responsables de operaciones.

Nos encantaría que seas una persona acostumbrada a gestionar proyectos, con buenas habilidades para la planificación, enfocada a resultados y con capacidad de análisis.

Es importante que te guste trabajar en equipo y cuentes con buenas habilidades de comunicación.

Requisitos

¿Cómo es la persona que necesita el equipo?

- Formación universitaria, preferiblemente en Ingenierías industriales.

- Experiencia mínima de 5 años en implementación de Sistema de Excelencia Operativa o haber sido Responsable de Operaciones o Producción o logística en entorno en sector automoción.

- Valorable aportar experiencia en mejora continua de procesos industriales.

- Valorable aportar experiencia en el sector de la automoción.

- Buen dominio del del francés y del inglés (Ideal nivel C1)

- Conocimiento en herramientas de control, cuadros de mando y auditorías

- Capacidad de análisis de datos.

- Capaz de liderar talleres y herramientas de Lean Manufacturing. VSM, SMED, etc. Habilidades de gestión de personas, de negociación y persuasión

- Disponibilidad para realizar viajes por requerimiento del proyecto (nacional-internacional).

Información adicional

¿Qué encontrarás en SGS?

Somos una empresa multinacional líder en su sector, y que trabaja en prácticamente todos los sectores industriales.
Lo más valorado por las personas trabajadoras de SGS es nuestro buen ambiente de trabajo
Contamos con formación técnica y de habilidades para seguir creciendo profesionalmente.
Disponemos de retribución flexible y descuentos especiales para personas SGS.
Somos una empresa sostenible e involucrada en los problemas sociales

Estamos comprometidos con la igualdad de oportunidades de empleo sin discriminar la raza, el color, la ascendencia, la religión, el sexo, el origen nacional, la orientación sexual, la edad, la ciudadanía, el estado civil, la discapacidad y la identidad de género.