At CEVA, we believe that logistics is a people business, that’s why we create an environment of trust and team spirit - we encourage initiative and we empower our talent to grow in their careers. We are supply chain experts and live and breathe it every day. We offer a broad range of services in Contract Logistics, Air, Ocean and Ground management thanks to our 78,000 employees, operating in more than 160 countries. At CEVA, we are passionate about our work and the value we deliver to our customers and as a company, we are growing at a fast pace - do you Dare to Grow with us?
Lean Specialist
Job location: Magnice
- Identifying improvement opportunities and leading improvement projects in cooperation with operational, production, and administrative teams.
- Creating process documentation and work standards, updating process maps and operating instructions.
- Coordinating internal LEAN audits and recommending corrective and improvement actions.
- Collaborating with other departments (e.g., Finance, HR, IT) to ensure consistency and effectiveness in LEAN implementations.
- Supporting project initiators in calculating project profitability.
- Measuring process cycle times and setting targets.
- Standardization of warehouse processes at the clients branches.
- Monitoring trends and best practices in LEAN Management and proposing innovative solutions.
- Analyzing and optimizing operational processes to increase efficiency, eliminate waste, and reduce costs.
- Implementing LEAN tools and methodologies (e.g., 5S, Kaizen) in various areas of the organization.
- Organizing and conducting LEAN workshops and problem-solving sessions with employees at different levels.
- Supporting leaders and employees in implementing continuous improvement initiatives and promoting a LEAN culture in the organization.
- Monitoring and reporting the effects of improvement actions, analyzing data and the impact of improvements on performance indicators (KPIs).
- Experience in continuous improvement, LEAN, process optimization, or related areas – minimum 2–3 years.
- Knowledge of LEAN tools and methods: 5S, Kaizen, VSM, SMED, Kanban, Poka-Yoke, TPM, Just-in-Time, etc.
- Experience in leading improvement projects – independently or within an interdisciplinary team.
- Experience in a production, logistics, or service environment is a plus.
- Higher education (preferred fields: production engineering, management, logistics, quality, or related).
- LEAN certifications (e.g., Lean Green Belt, Lean Practitioner) will be a strong asset.
- Analytical skills, communication abilities, and data presentation skills.
- Communicative English skills, both spoken and written.
- Very good knowledge of MS Office.
- High personal culture.
- Results-oriented mindset.
- Category B driving license and willingness to travel for business purposes.
- Ability to share knowledge and experience in conducting training sessions.
With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There’s no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you’d like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.
As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.
Please note: Legitimate CEVA Logistics recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn or via an official company email address: firstname.lastname@cevalogistics.com. We recommend that you do not respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers from people with whom you are unfamiliar.
