Job description
At Opella, we simplify self-care for real people. As a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist you become part of that mission – turning ideas into products that actually reach hands and homes. This role is where precision, consistency, and accountability come together to support our self-care revolution.
About the job
As a Manufacturing Excellence Specialist, you will play a key role in deploying and sustaining the company's strategic Opella Performance System (OPS) across the manufacturing site. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives, promote Lean methodologies, and work cross-functionally to enhance operational performance, productivity, and cost efficiency.
This position combines project leadership, coaching, and data-driven decision-making to support the site's long-term operational excellence strategy.
Key responsibilities
Lead the implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement of the Opella Performance System (OPS) across the manufacturing site. Identify, develop, and implement process optimization initiatives using Lean Manufacturing tools and continuous improvement methodologies. Define improvement project roadmaps, establish responsibilities, monitor progress, and track operational and financial KPIs.
Engage, coach, and motivate employees at all levels to adopt a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. Support the budgeting and planning process through analysis of production capacity, plant performance, and productivity. Lead or actively participate in cost reduction projects while collaborating closely with Finance to monitor and improve financial performance indicators.
Deliver internal training and coaching on OPS principles, Manufacturing Excellence methodologies, and continuous improvement tools, while driving sustainable productivity improvements, reducing changeover times, and optimizing inventory levels.
About you
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related technical field. Proven experience in Manufacturing Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, or Operational Excellence within a production environment. Strong knowledge of Lean tools and methodologies (e.g., Kaizen, 5S, SMED, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis).
Experience in leading cross-functional improvement and cost reduction projects with measurable business impact. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational and financial KPIs and translate data into improvement actions. Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence teams across all organizational levels.
Fluent English and a proactive, results-oriented mindset with a passion for driving sustainable operational excellence. Simply put, we’re shaping a self-care revolution. If you’re ready to the question, improve and create better for millions, step in and make an impact that’s felt far beyond the line. We are challengers.
We are Opella. Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally . Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.
At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands , our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
B Corp certified in multiple markets , we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com. #LI-HYBRID