Location: Ploiesti
You will be reporting to: Factory Director
This is who we are
ROCKWOOL is the world leader in stone wool solutions, improving energy efficiency, fire safety, acoustic comfort and sustainability in the built environment. In Romania, we are growing and investing in our people, our processes and our performance — with safety and continuous improvement at the core of how we work.
This is the role
As a LEAN (Continuous Improvement) Coach, your main objective is to optimise workflows, increase operational efficiency and reduce waste and costs You will coach managers and teams, facilitate improvement workshops and build a strong culture of continuous improvement across the plant.
Key responsibilities
Coach managers and teams on Lean principles and continuous improvement practices.
Facilitate improvement workshops (e.g., Kaizen events) and support implementation of action plans.
Train employees on Lean tools such as 5S, Value Stream Mapping, PDCA, standard work and problem‑solving methods.
Lead root cause analysis and structured problem solving for recurring/chronic issues.
Analyse and organise process data; identify inefficiencies and propose practical improvements.
Develop current and future state value stream maps and support implementation of improved workflows.
Monitor Lean initiatives and track results using key performance metrics; communicate progress and outcomes.
Support plant leadership in defining Lean priorities and strategies aligned with business goals.
Promote employee engagement and continuous improvement mindset across production and maintenance teams.
Support onboarding of new employees to Lean principles and plant CI ways of working, in close cooperation with HR.
Escalate risks or issues related to correct Lean application to plant/OPCO management when needed.
This is who you are
Education: University degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
Experience: Minimum 3 years in Lean / Continuous Improvement, production excellence, or operations improvement in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
Lean expertise: Hands‑on experience with Lean tools (5S, VSM, PDCA, Kaizen, RCA). Six Sigma knowledge/certification is a plus.
Analytical skills: Strong ability to collect, analyse and interpret operational data and translate it into actionable improvements.
Facilitation & coaching: Confident in leading workshops and coaching teams; strong communication skills at all levels.
Mindset: Proactive, structured, collaborative, and results‑oriented; comfortable driving change and supporting change management.
Languages: Romanian fluency required; good English
We offer you: Exciting job in leading international company where you will have a chance to grow professionally and personally. 25 holiday days per year / 1 additional holiday day every 5 years of seniority in the company. Thirteenth salary. Christmas allowance. Additional health insurance. Yearly individual performance evaluation. Flexible benefits monthly budget.
Diversity, equity and inclusion: We value and cultivate a diverse and inclusive working culture where employees with different background, nationalities and competencies work side by side.
What makes people stay and thrive at ROCKWOOL? We believe in building strong connections, growing your career, and making an impact that matters.
We are a purpose-driven, sustainable, and people-focused company built on three strong pillars
🌍 Sustainability & Responsibility – every role helps create a better tomorrow.
🤝 Collaborative Culture – together, we innovate and succeed.
🚀 Career Growth & Stability – your growth meets the stability of a company founded in 1937.
Interested? Please apply using the link above. Join today. Rock the future.
We release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.
ROCKWOOL Group is a focused industrial company with leading positions in insulation, acoustic ceilings and horticultural growing media based on proprietary stone wool technology. We harness the properties that nature has given us to create products for quality living.
Our products touch most aspects of everyday life. We offer carefully designed, innovative sustainable solutions for your comfort, safety and for the benefit of the environment.
ROCKWOOL Group's business portfolio consists of:
* ROCKWOOL® insulation solutions for buildings.
* ROCKWOOL® technical insulation solutions to both industry, marine and offshore.
* ROCKWOOL® core solutions tailor made stone wool products to be integrated into finished systems.
* Rockfon® acoustic ceilings and wall solutions.
* Rockpanel® cladding material.
* Grodan® growing media solutions for plants.
* Lapinus® solutions for applications such as friction, water management, tracks, coatings, gaskets.
At ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our product solutions. Our expertise is perfectly suited to tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Our range of products reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint along the way.
Stone wool is a versatile material and forms the basis of all our businesses. With around 12,200 colleagues in 40 countries, we are the world leader in stone wool solutions, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibres for industrial use to insulation for the process industry and marine & offshore.
