English speaking vacancies in Holland: Are you our newest Black Belt Trainee? Akzo Nobel is now starting the recruitment process for the next wave of Black Belt Trainees

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Are you our newest Black Belt Trainee? Akzo Nobel is now starting the recruitment process for the next wave of Black Belt Trainees

Location	Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Function types	Technical, Laboratory positions, Research, Development, Innovation
Scientific fields	Natural Sciences
Hours	40.0 hours per week
Education	University Graduate
Job number	AT 2012-232075-02
Translations	en

Job description

You will be joining a multinational organization that is committed to your personal and professional development. This key position is based in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, although travel will be required. As a Black Belt Trainee, you play a major role in Lean Six Sigma (L6S) deployment and leading improvement projects. It is a fulltime position in which you are responsible for leading a L6S project, delivering the value determined and managing your project team. Next to leading projects, you are coaching, training and mentoring Green Belts. A Master Black Belt will be coaching you during the process up until your certification.

Requirements

To be successful in this position you have +/- 5 years of relevant working experience in an international environment. We are looking for candidates who at least have a Master level qualification. In addition to that, you have demonstrated high performance levels in current and previous roles. Project management skills are crucial for this role. On a personal level you are analytical, innovative, open minded and results oriented. Excellent understanding of English is crucial for this role since you will be working in an international environment.

Conditions of employment

L6S runs through all of the functions and business areas within Industrial Chemicals. You will have the chance to experience a broad range of projects. After successfully completing several projects and demonstrating your ability to deliver change, you will certify as a Black Belt.

Organisation

AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel is the largest global paint and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and are passionate about developing sustainable answers for our customers. We are a Global Fortune 500 company and are consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the area of sustainability.

Department

Industrial Chemicals

Our Industrial Chemicals business unit produces and markets salt and energy, chlor-alkali products and derivatives like monochloroacetic acid (MCA). It is Europe’s largest producer of vacuum salt and a leading supplier of chlorine, caustic lye, hydrochloric acid, metal salts, water treatment chemicals, dimethyl ether and MCA. These products are used in the chemical, detergent, construction, food, pulp and paper and plastic industries. Our products are essential in daily life and are used in the manufacture of for example vehicles, glass, performance plastics, pharmaceuticals and textiles, and in disinfectants for swimming pools. Joint ventures operated with Dutch energy companies enable AkzoNobel to make efficient use of combined heat and power (cogeneration) to assist in the production of chlorine and vacuum salt.

Industrial Chemicals has about 1,700 employees working at locations in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, the USA, China and Japan. The BU's head office is located in Amersfoort, the Netherlands.

In order to grow and optimize our business, Industrial Chemicals is on track in its pursuit for gold in operational excellence. By embracing the Lean Six Sigma (L6S) business improvement methodology, we take the business to an even higher level of operational excellence and customer focus.

Additional information

For further information, please contact Nicole Lucas, Recruiter, phone no. +31 (0)88 010 6789

Source: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/AkzoNobel/vacancy/13409/lang/en/

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