Lean Industrialization Director

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Since 1967, Jet Aviation has been crafting flight in its smoothest form. From one hangar in Basel, Switzerland, to over 5,000 employees, and some 50 locations worldwide. Aircraft Management, Aircraft Sales, Charter, Completions, Government Services, FBO, Fixed and Rotary Wing Maintenance, and Staffing. Behind every seamless Jet Aviation experience, is a team of dedicated professionals perfecting the art of flight. The artisans of aviation.

The craft that brings our customers’ journey to life. In the hangar, on the ground, and behind the scenes. Enabling global flight, with passion.

We are driving excellence across business aviation through precision, performance, and an unwavering commitment to our customers. As we continue to strengthen our operations and enhance the way we deliver value, we are looking for a strategic and inspiring functional leader who can embed Continuous Improvement into the way we work across Basel.

Jet Aviation invites you to lead the Continuous Improvement operating model and establish CI as a leadership-supported business discipline. In this highly visible role, you will bring clarity, structure, and momentum to cross-functional improvement initiatives, ensuring that the organization focuses on the opportunities that will have the greatest impact on efficiency, performance, and customer value.

Jet Aviation invites you to lead the Continuous Improvement operating model and establish CI as a leadership-supported business discipline. In this highly visible role, you will bring clarity, structure, and momentum to cross-functional improvement initiatives, ensuring that the organization focuses on the opportunities that will have the greatest impact on efficiency, performance, and customer value.

• Lead the Basel Continuous Improvement Operating Model: Define and implement the CI framework, governance structure, operating model, and meeting cadence for the Basel site. Establish clear standards, routines, and accountabilities to support sustainable improvement.
• Drive Strategic Prioritization: Partner with Basel leadership to identify and prioritize the most significant efficiency opportunities across departments and value streams, ensuring resources are focused on high-impact initiatives.
• Govern the Improvement Portfolio: Manage the CI pipeline from idea generation and prioritization through implementation, tracking, escalation, and reporting. Provide transparency on progress, risks, savings, and results to support effective leadership decisions.
• Enable Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align stakeholders across Board Member Allocation, Heads of Department, Engineering, Planning and Scheduling, SCM, PRIN, Gulfstream Completions, 145, IT, and other relevant functions. Chair or coordinate the Cross-Functional Improvement Council to align priorities and remove barriers.
• Build CI Capability and Ownership: Establish the framework for selecting, training, coaching, and activating Yellow Belt and Green Belt practitioners. Ensure they are connected to the governance model and equipped to deliver improvements within their areas.
• Embed a Culture of Excellence: Work with leaders to integrate Continuous Improvement into annual objectives, operating routines, and leadership expectations, ensuring ownership remains within the business and is supported by CI specialists.

• Strategic and Cross-Functional Leader: You have a strong background in Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Industrial Engineering, Operations Engineering, transformation, or a related field. You are experienced in aligning diverse stakeholders around shared…