Continuous Improvement Officer
Does the prospect of making processes smarter, safer and more sustainable get your heart racing? At RAVAS, you’ll have the chance to make a real impact through improvements that truly matter. In our technical and international environment, you’ll play a key role in enhancing quality, safety and continuous improvement.
With your analytical skills and collaborative approach, you’ll translate data, practical experience and audits into structural improvements that make a difference.
📍 Zaltbommel, Nederland
⏰ 32 - 40 hours per week
About the position
Your tasks
As Continuous Improvement Officer, you are a key figure in driving structural improvements within RAVAS. You play a clear coordinating role: you bring together insights from data, audits and operational feedback, and translate these into concrete improvements within processes and the Quality Management System (QMS).
In doing so, you ensure that quality, safety and sustainability become an integral part of day-to-day operations. You will also work closely with the Operations Manager, Product Compliance Officer and various departments within RAVAS.
Specifically, your responsibilities will include:
- Initiating and overseeing organisation-wide process improvements
- Analysing performance based on data, KPIs and operational input
- Translating insights (including from complaints, incidents and audits) into concrete improvement actions
- Identifying trends, risks and structural bottlenecks
- Defining and monitoring KPIs and improving management reports
- Managing, optimising and safeguarding the Quality Management System (QMS)
- Supporting the management, maintenance and safeguarding of certifications (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, Ecovadis)
- Conducting root cause analyses and coordinating improvement measures
- Preparing and conducting internal audits and following up on external audit findings
- Connecting stakeholders and fostering a data-driven and continuous improvement culture
About you
What will you bring?
You are analytical, eager to learn and proactive. You feel at home in a dynamic, international production environment and are able to maintain an overview whilst implementing improvements step by step. You are able to engage stakeholders and connect with people across the organisation in an approachable manner.
In addition, you bring the following:
- Higher National Diploma (HND) level of working and thinking, preferably in business administration or a technical field
- Experience with continuous improvement and process optimisation
- An interest in data-driven working and KPI management
- Experience with (or an interest in) AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into action
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Fluency in Dutch and English
About the terms
What does RAVAS offer you?
At RAVAS, you’ll be working in an innovative, international organisation with short lines of communication, where quality, technology and collaboration are key. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your expertise and develop it further within an organisation that is constantly evolving.
What we offer you:
- A gross full-time salary of between €3,300 and €5,000, based on your knowledge and experience;
- 27 days’ annual leave + 13 days off (mostly flexible);
- Travel allowance of €0.23 net per kilometre driven;
- Covered by the Metalektro collective agreement with a comprehensive pension scheme via PME;
- A state-of-the-art, clean working environment within walking distance of the station;
- Opportunities to utilise and develop your talents and pursue your passions;
- Participation in a bicycle scheme via Lease a Bike;
- An active staff association and a close-knit team where collaboration is key.
More about us
Meet RAVAS
RAVAS, founded in the 1970s in Zaltbommel, has developed over the years into a global player with 200 employees. As a leading manufacturer and supplier of mobile weighing solutions, RAVAS integrates weighing and measurement technology into various types of logistics equipment, such as hand pallet trucks, electric warehouse trucks, stackers and forklift trucks. The focus is on optimising material handling in logistics and industrial applications. By generating real-time data on material flows, RAVAS contributes to the improvement of production and logistics supply chains, with the data being transmitted directly to TMS, WMS or ERP business systems.
