Austria 
Belgium 
Canada 
Denmark 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Italy 
Mexico 
Netherlands 
Norway 
Poland 
Spain 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
USA 
Full time
Hybrid
Sant Joan Despi
Manufacturing Excellence Manager
Are you ready to drive operational excellence across multiple manufacturing sites? Do you enjoy working hands-on in factories, guiding leaders and teams through transformation and building capability where it really matters? Join us and help shape World Class Suply Chain at scale across our Health & Medical operations.
About the Role
This is a regional role based in Europe with extensive international travel, typically around 50% of the time, especially during the initial phase. You will collaborate closely with Operations Directors and leadership teams across our Health & Medical manufacturing network, covering key locations such as Germany, France, Sweden, Mexico, and Colombia.
As Manufacturing Excellence Manager within our Health & Medical Business Unit, you will play a key role in deploying and strengthening TPM roadmap across a global network of manufacturing sites. Acting as a trusted advisor and hands-on change agent, you will work directly with Site Managers, Operations Leaders, and functional directors to embed TPM and continuous improvement practices on the shop floor.
What You Will Do
TPM Implementation: Lead and support the operational deployment of TPM across assigned manufacturing sites, ensuring practical, shop-floor–driven execution aligned with business priorities.
Site Coaching: Coach Site Managers, Operations Leaders, and leadership teams on TPM standards, behaviors, and roadmap milestones.
Maturity & Certification: Guide factories through TPM maturity stages and certification levels, JIPM style audits and milestone assessments.
Hands-on Factory Support: Work directly on-site with production, quality, and functional teams to identify gaps, perform root cause analysis, and strengthen standard execution.
Capability Building: Transfer continuous improvement knowledge and best practices, building sustainable capability and local ownership within site organizations.
Health Checks & Benchmarking: Conduct regular implementation health checks, benchmark sites, and support best practice sharing and reapplication across the network.
Who You Are
University degree in Engineering, Process, Production, or a related discipline.
5–7 years of experience in manufacturing or supply chain environments, with strong exposure to factory operations and multi-site organizations.
Proven hands-on experience implementing TPM from an operational perspective; experience guiding factories through maturity milestones and JIPM certification levels is a strong advantage.
Strong leadership and influencing capability, combined with effective communication, advanced problem-solving skills, stakeholder management, and a coaching mindset to develop leaders and teams on the shop floor.
Fluent in English and Spanish (both mandatory); additional languages are a strong advantage.
Previous experience on designing and deploying Digitalization roadmap is highly valued
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.
Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us