Danfoss
Continuous Improvement
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Haiyan, CN
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or a related field.
- 5+ years of manufacturing or operations experience, including hands-on continuous improvement work in a factory environment.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional Lean projects from baseline definition through implementation and sustainment.
- Strong practical knowledge of Kaizen, VSM, Standard Work, line balancing, SMED, flow/pull, visual management and structured problem solving (RCPS/4-Step/8D).
- Proficient in Excel and data visualization; experience with Power BI, MES/QMS or similar manufacturing systems is preferred.
- Fluent Mandarin and working proficiency in English, both written and verbal; able to participate in global DBS reviews and share best practices.
Full description
The Impact You'll Make
Lead value-stream improvement initiatives at the FC Haiyan plant, leveraging DBS, Lean, and structured problem solving to deliver annual business priorities. Partner with value-stream owners and cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost and inventory performance, and to support the plant's automation, end-to-end traceability and quality digitalization roadmap. Strengthen sustainable improvement capability through daily management, hands-on coaching, standardization and benefit tracking. Ensure realized benefits are jointly validated by business owners and Finance.
What You’ll Be DoingContinuous Improvement Deployment
- Deploy Lean/CI practices across assigned value streams in line with DBS standards.
- Maintain a prioritized CI roadmap aligned with plant priorities and SQDCI targets.
- Strengthen the CI culture through governance, leader standard work, employee engagement and action follow-up.
SQDCI Performance Improvement
- Identify and prioritize SQDCI improvement opportunities using shop-floor observation, data analysis and DBS tools.
- Lead structured problem solving (RCPS, 4-Step and 8D), verify root causes and sustain countermeasures.
- Improve flow and productivity by reducing waste, defects, downtime, bottlenecks, WIP and unnecessary movement.
- Reinforce performance management through PMS Board routines, visual KPIs, clear ownership and escalation.
Project Management & Benefit Realization
- Lead cross-functional projects in productivity, capacity, layout, logistics and cost improvement.
- Define scope, baseline, milestones, resources and KPIs, and prioritize projects by impact and feasibility.
- Track and validate operational and financial benefits with process owners and Finance, and sustain results through control plans and standard work.
DBS Governance & Factory Assessment
- Serve as the site focal point for DBS deployment and compliance with global standards.
- Coordinate self-assessments, evidence preparation, plant-tour readiness and gap closure.
- Coach PMS, RCPS and Factory Board routines, and support cross-site benchmarking and DBS communit
Capability Building & Coaching
- Train and coach leaders, engineers and frontline teams in Lean/DBS methods and problem solving.
- Develop tool champions and Kaizen facilitators through defined capability and coaching plans.
- Facilitate Kaizen, 4-Step and value-stream mapping events, and verify application after training.
Automation, Traceability & Digital Improvement
- Support automation, traceability and digital quality initiatives by defining business needs, baselines, requirements and expected benefits.