Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Qualifications and Job Description

Bitron is a global company, leader in research, development and production of mechatronic devices and systems for the Automotive, Appliances, HVAC and Energy Industries.

Bitron has 16 Sales and Technical Centers and 1 After Sales Center in Italy. In addition to the production facilities in Italy, Bitron has a total of 17 production plants in Spain, China, Mexico, Poland and Turkey.

Quality is one of the basic principles of Bitron Group. Bitron Group factories are certified according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and, depending on the type of production, IATF 16949. Alatri, Cormano, Dronero, Grugliasco, Savona, Rossana, Poland, China and Mexico plants are ISO 45001 certified. In addition our headquarters and Poland plant are ISO 27001 certified.

As Bitron Turkey, we are looking for a teammate in the position of “Lean Manufacturing Engineer” for our new Manisa plant.

General Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field,
• Experienced in the electronic card manufacturing industry,
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certified (ASQ, IASSC, or equivalent),
• Lean Practitioner or Lean Bronze/Silver/Gold Certified (AME/SME/Shingo),
• PMP or similar project management certification is preferred,
• Fluent in English,
• Residing in Manisa or Izmir.

Job Description:

• Lead or facilitate Kaizen events, Rapid Improvement Workshops (RIE), and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) sessions,
• Analyze current-state processes, identify non-value-added activities, and design future-state processes,
• Implement Lean tools and concepts including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, SMED (Quick Changeover), Kanban, Pull Systems, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), and Error-Proofing (Poka-Yoke),
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as OEE, cycle time, lead time, inventory turns, first-pass yield, and cost savings,
• Coach and train employees at all levels (from shop floor to management) on Lean principles and problem-solving methodologies (A3 thinking, PDCA, 8D, Fishbone, 5-Why, etc.),
• Support the deployment and maintenance of Lean Management Systems (Daily Management, Leader Standard Work, Gemba walks),
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance teams to execute improvement projects,
• Perform time studies, work measurement, line balancing, and capacity analysis,
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for quality and delivery issues,
• Quantify and report financial impact (hard and soft savings) of improvement initiatives.