Group Operational Excellence Project Manager

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.

Join us and make a difference!

Are you interested in a career opportunity that offers high impact and involves identifying improvement opportunities within factory operations and ROCKWOOL-producing units? If so, ROCKWOOL is looking for a Group Operational Excellence Project Manager to join our international team. In this role, you will have the chance to develop your talents and travel across Europe, North America, and anywhere in between.

Group Operational Excellence Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced and driven Lean professional to support the continuous improvement journey across ROCKWOOL’s global factory network. In this role, you will lead Lean Maturity Assessments based on the ROPEX Production System, helping factories identify strengths, gaps, and practical opportunities for improvement.

This is the role :

You will work closely with the factories and the local teams translating assessment insights into actionable roadmaps, strengthen operational capabilities, and enable sustainable performance improvements. As part of a diverse global team of 40+ colleagues dedicated to operational performance, you'll collaborate across borders to build capability, share best practices, and unlock synergies that drive real impact.

Key responsibilities & tasks :

• Conduct Lean Maturity Assessments at ROCKWOOL factories globally based on elements of ROPEX Production System in a collaborative, structured and consistent manner.
• Translate assessment findings into practical improvement roadmap for factories.
• Facilitate open, constructive and fact-based dialogues with factory teams.
• Coach and mentor factory leaders and ROPEX coaches to prioritize, execute, and sustain improvements.
• Support and lead ROPEX improvement projects (e.g., structured problem solving, kaizen, tiered meeting structures) to build capability through hands-on demonstration
• Use assessment data and insights to steer Group focus areas, identify systemic opportunities and adjust priorities dynamically.
• Coordinate assessment execution and follow-up (schedule, preparation, calibration, reporting, and closure tracking).
• Share best practices and enable cross-factory learning, collaborating closely with ROPEX colleagues globally to leverage synergies.
• Drive a continuous improvement mindset, constructively challenging the status quo while recognizing strong practices.
  

This is what you bring :

You combine strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent communication and influencing abilities. You thrive equally at the shop floor and in senior management discussions, naturally driving optimization initiatives. You possess strong intercultural competencies and the flexibility to travel 60-70 days annually across Denmark and international locations, thriving in diverse working environments. You also bring :

• A Master of Science within Industrial Engineering or Production or Supply Chain Management (or equivalent experience).
• 6-8 years in manufacturing operations and Lean/Continuous Improvement roles.
• 3–5 years of hands-on shop-floor Lean deployment experience (e.g., leading kaizens, coaching teams, implementing standards).
• Experience conducting Lean audits or maturity assessments in factory environments.
• Proven track record of driving measurable operational improvements in productivity, OEE, quality, lead time, and cost.
• Experience deploying a production system/CI practice across multiple sites, ideally in a multinational context with solid practical knowledge of Lean methods/tools : 5S, tiered meetings, Structured Problem Solving, and ToyotaKata and related analytics
• Proven ability to engage and influence factory leadership teams at all levels to adopt and sustain Lean principles, while translating process performance data and KPIs into actionable priorities.
  

This Is What We Offer

You will become part of a company with a legacy rooted in values that spring from being a family-owned enterprise. While we have a proud history, we are also looking to the future. Digitalization is a key tool for achieving our overall company strategy, and in the future, you might be involved in projects implementing new digital solutions to support our ROPEX Production System.

We place a strong emphasis on professional growth, and we believe it is crucial to have opportunities to apply your expertise in fresh ways. Additionally, we recognize that each one of us is original and different, we highly value teamwork and are eager to lend our support whenever necessary. Furthermore, we value humor and believe that it plays an important role in our workplace.

Interested?

If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.

Who We Are

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12,200 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.

At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.