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VP, Continuous Improvement (Americas)

Company : Safran Cabin

Job field : Continuous improvement

Location : Huntington Beach , California , United States

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Required degree : Bachelor's Degree

Required experience : More than 8 years

Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

Spoken language(s) :

English Fluent

French Fluent

Salary range : $173,710 - $272,970 USD depending on experience and location

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Job Description

POWERED BY TEAMWORK. Are you ready to be part of a team that drives big ideas and even bigger wins? At Safran, we believe in the power of both collaboration and individual contributions. We understand that it takes diverse perspectives, problem-solving skills, dependability, and trust to push each other forward and achieve great success. For us, working here is more than just a job; it's a passion. There's the unique opportunity to lead the way in aerospace and defense and contribute to creating a safer and more sustainable world.

In the role of VP, Continuous Improvement, you'll play a pivotal part on our team.

• Define and champion the progress strategy to improve the performance of Safran Cabin, in full alignment with the directives of General Management.

• Design and lead ambitious and innovative improvement initiatives across all key processes to drive sustainable transformation and operational excellence.

• Align and engage teams around ambitious action plans to achieve and exceed the company's strategic objectives, applying a “Think global, act local” mindset.

Reporting to the Quality, Continuous Improvement & Risk Executive VP at Safran Cabin, you will be responsible for defining and implementing the roadmap that sustainably enhances the company's performance and culture of continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities:

• Deploy a structured and unifying continuous improvement approach at all levels, supporting the company's competitiveness, transformation, and leadership.

• Lead the BSC (Balanced Score Card), Master Plan, and Hoshin Kanri, ensuring their coherence and effectiveness across the organization.

• Act as a driving force by leading, facilitating, and overseeing strategic and priority initiatives to achieve objectives.

• Energize the improvement approach by ensuring rigorous planning, project tracking, and anticipation of risks and roadblocks.

• Deploy Participative Innovation and organize Safran Cabin's representation at the Safran Innovation Awards.

• Develop and embed Lean Six Sigma skills and methods, and ensure the application of operational excellence standards (QRQC, One Safran OPEX, 5S, Visual Management, etc.).

• Become a change management agent to support all transformations and improvements of the company

• Take full responsibility for the results achieved

Internal and external communication:

• Interact with General Management and the Executive Committee.

• Represent Safran Cabin in Group's improvement initiative committees and forums and with other Group entities.

• Lead and actively contribute to business networks and multi-entity or multicultural projects.

• Act as the validation point for engaging external consultants related to continuous improvement.

Job Requirements

At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

We seek service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude, adaptable to our innovative and evolving environment.

Across all team members, we are looking for the following attributes:

• Team oriented

• Process focused

• Open & honest communication

• Quality minded

• Ability to persevere and honor commitments

• Recognizes success

• Executes with urgency

• Creates solutions

• Customer focused in everything we do

Qualifications:

- At least 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in a continuous improvement, Transformation or Quality management role

- 4-year college or Master's degree in Business, Engineering or Materials Management

- MBA or equivalent

- Black Belt and Change Management will be appreciated

- Solid understanding of the company's strategic challenges, supported by cross-functional experience in various business areas and proven leadership of business entities and multidisciplinary, multicultural teams within a matrix environment.

- Demonstrated ability to drive change in complex contexts, federate internal and external stakeholders, and mobilize collective energy to achieve results.

- Strong leadership, results-oriented mindset, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to inspire, develop, and support both direct and functional teams towards overall success.

- Lean-Sigma, QRQC, and One Safran knowledge is a plus.

- Working languages: fluent English, French and /or Spanish will be appreciated

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Costa Mesa, California, with a global presence of over 11,000 employees at 36 sites. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

Discover Safran Cabin through our videos: Safran Cabin (safran-group.com)

• Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.

• Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.

• Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks

• Management roles may be eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan

The expected salary range for this position is between $173,710 - $272,970 USD for US-California based incumbent. Actual compensation will be based on experience, education, location and factors permitted by law.

Role can be based in North America or Europe. Sites in US, Canada, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Tunisia, Thailand. Requires travel.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Cabin designs, certifies, manufactures and supports innovative aircraft cabin interiors, equipment and systems, providing airlines and OEM Customers with distinctive aircraft branding, and their passengers with a safe, comfortable and enjoyable flying experience.

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5701, Bolsa avenue,CA 92647

Huntington Beach

California United States

100,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

35

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Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.