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.

Senior Lean Consultant – Transformation and Operational Excellence

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

At SGS, our mission is to add value to society by providing a sustainable environment.

Through our work, we guarantee safety and quality, providing confidence to all areas of society, even those that are not visible.

We have the most qualified professionals, working as one great team in more than 140 countries every day, which makes us leaders in the sector.

We encourage you to become part of this human team, where you will train and develop in an environment of camaraderie, flexibility, respect, and equality.

At SGS you will find: The opportunity to make a difference.

A place to contribute your value to society. An international environment with an innovative spirit, full of challenges where you can share and learn with the best.

You define us, you make SGS

Job Description

At SGS Productivity, we help our clients improve their productivity, operational efficiency, and margins, accompanying them in the transformation of their industrial and service operations.

We are looking to incorporate a Senior Lean Consultant with proven experience in real operational environments, who has held positions of responsibility in production, logistics, or continuous improvement, and who wants to contribute that knowledge from a strategic and client-oriented role.

Your mission will be to lead and actively participate in operational improvement projects that are strategic and of high impact for leading clients, providing technical criteria and business vision:

Evaluation and improvement of processes, implementation of the LEAN Continuous Improvement System in different areas of the company and for clients.
Project development, definition of implementation plans, and management of their consolidation.
Driving business growth and searching for new opportunities.
Performing value stream mapping (VSM) of industrial and administrative processes.
Conducting training for client teams in LEAN methodologies.

Requirements

University degree, preferably in Engineering or Industrial Organization.
Professionals who have developed their career in industrial plants or productive environments, with experience in positions such as:
APU Manager / Production Manager
PC&L Manager / Planning and Logistics Manager
PC&L Improvement Coordinator
FES Specialist / Operational Excellence Specialist
Warehouse Manager / Supervisor

And who now wish to apply that knowledge from a global business vision, helping other organizations improve their results.

Key competencies:

Global business vision and results orientation.
Analytical capacity and structured thinking.
Ability to communicate, influence, and build trust with the client.
Autonomy, accountability, and technical rigor.

Continuous improvement mindset and constant learning.

Minimum English level C1.
Advanced French level.

What does SGS Productivity offer?

Joining a strategic growth line within SGS.
Evolving from an operational role to a senior consultative and high-impact role.
Participation in high-value projects for leading clients.
Continuous professional development, with projection within the group.
A culture based on accountability, technical excellence, and client orientation

Additional Information

Have you wondered... Why SGS?

You will be part of a multicultural team within a multinational company, where every person is key to the business purpose.

You will have access to our internal training catalog.

We have a hybrid and flexible work model that will allow you to add value to your personal life.

Our strength: people. We support our teams in their internal development so that they feel proud and satisfied to work at SGS.

At SGS, as part of our firm commitment to the promotion of equal opportunities and respect for diversity, we ensure that all our selection processes are carried out objectively, impartially, and fairly, as well as free from any type of bias or discrimination.".

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Descripción de la empresa

En SGS nuestra misión es aportar valor a la sociedad, proporcionando un entorno sostenible.

Con nuestro trabajo garantizamos la seguridad y calidad, aportando confianza a todos los ámbitos de la sociedad, incluso en aquellos que no son visibles.

Contamos con las y los profesionales mejor cualificados, trabajando como un gran equipo en más de 140 países cada día, lo que nos hace ser líderes del sector.

Te animamos a formar parte de este equipo humano, donde te formarás y desarrollarás, en un ambiente de compañerismo, flexibilidad, respeto e igualdad.

En SGS encontrarás: La oportunidad de marcar la diferencia.

Un lugar para poder aportar tu valor a la sociedad. Un entorno internacional de espíritu innovador, lleno de retos donde podrás compartir y aprender con los mejores.

Tu nos defines, tú haces SGS

Descripción del empleo

En SGS Productivity ayudamos a nuestros clientes a mejorar su productividad, eficiencia operativa y margen, acompañándolos en la transformación de sus operaciones industriales y de servicios.

Buscamos incorporar un/a Consultor/a Lean Senior, con experiencia contrastada en entornos operativos reales, que haya ocupado posiciones de responsabilidad en producción, logística o mejora continua, y que quiera aportar ese conocimiento desde un rol estratégico y orientado a cliente.

Tu misión será liderar y participar activamente en proyectos de mejora operativa, estratégicos y de alto impacto en clientes líderes, aportando criterio técnico y visión de negocio:

Evaluación y mejora de los procesos, implantación del Sistema de Mejora Continua LEAN en las diferentes áreas de la empresa y en clientes.
Desarrollo de proyectos, definición planes a implementar y gestión de la consolidación de los mismos.
Impulsar el crecimiento de negocio y búsqueda de nuevas oportunidades.
Realizar análisis de valor (VSM) de procesos industriales y administrativos.
Realizar las formaciones de los equipos de los clientes en las metodologías LEAN.

Requisitos

Titulación universitaria, preferiblemente en Ingeniería, Organización industrial .
Profesionales que hayan desarrollado su carrera en plantas industriales o entornos productivos, con experiencia en puestos como:
APU Manager / Responsable de Producción
PC&L Manager / Responsable de Planificación y Logística
PC&L Improvement Coordinator
FES Specialist / Especialista en Excelencia Operativa
Warehouse Manager / Supervisor

Y que hoy quieran aplicar ese conocimiento desde una visión global del negocio, ayudando a otras organizaciones a mejorar resultados.

Competencias clave:

Visión global del negocio y orientación a resultados.
Capacidad analítica y pensamiento estructurado.
Habilidad para comunicar, influir y generar confianza en cliente.
Autonomía, accountability y rigor técnico.

Mentalidad de mejora continua y aprendizaje constante.

Nivel mínimo de inglés C1.
Nivel de francés avanzado.

¿Qué ofrece SGS Productivity?

Incorporarte a una línea estratégica de crecimiento dentro de SGS.
Evolucionar desde un rol operativo a un rol senior consultivo y de impacto.
Participación en proyectos de alto valor para clientes líderes.
Desarrollo profesional continuo, con proyección dentro del grupo.
Cultura basada en accountability, excelencia técnica y orientación al cliente