Job Description

• Responsible for contributing to the development, planning and implementation of the continuous improvement (C.I.) strategy across operations.
• Responsible for engaging staff and promoting a culture that supports C.I. as a core competency.
• Help identify and facilitate C.I. opportunities, assisting project teams to utilise data and appropriate methodologies to deliver quantifiable improvements across operations in a structured and timely manner.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities:

• Work with the Operations Management team to identify and support opportunities for improvements.

• Plan, Facilitate and lead Continuous Improvement events as a subject matter expert, empowering operational staff and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Coach in the use of Lean / CI tools and techniques to deliver a standard approach to continuous improvement.

• Support day-to-day operational aspects of continuous improvement projects and associated scope to ensure consistent achievement of continuous improvement measure by key performance indicators, such as Quality, Cost and Delivery.

• Collate and present ROI analysis / trend findings with cost justification for process or equipment improvements.

• Actively promote and communicate progress of CI activities on a site wide basis using effective methods

• Liaise with Health & Safety as required to ensure any changes / improvements to ensure a safe, clean and standardized working environment is maintained.

• Follow the change management process to support the adoption of changes required within the operation.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Sound understanding and use of continuous improvement approaches and methodology, such as DMAIC, Six-Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, etc.

• Problem solving tools and leading cross-functional project teams

• Strong statistical, financial and analytical acumen

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and in particular Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint

• A strong ability to change the status quo.

• Solid project management skills.

• Ability to create simple and memorable training materials for different levels of the organisation.

• Strong communication (written and verbal), facilitation, decision making, collaboration and conflict management skills.

• Excellent presentation and engagement skills to influence and communicate with all levels of the business.

• Previous experience working within a Continuous Improvement role is a plus.

Experience:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a continuous improvement strategy implementation / portfolio management role, ideally in a production, engineering, pharmaceutical, medical device environment.

Education:

• Hold a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree
• Black Belt certification preferred