Site Continuous Improvement Leader

Develops and executes Lean and Continuous Improvement strategy within Wiesbaden site across all departments. This is a key role in leading and driving cultural change across the business. This position requires excellent leadership facilitation skills the ability to work independently and partner with business leaders and key stakeholders in identifying and executing continuous improvement in all functional areas. 

What youll do - 

• Develops and executes LEAN strategy for their site value stream and support the Continuous Improvement team globally.
• Build LEAN capabilities within Smiths in alignment with Smiths Excellence strategy. Collaborate with Division Lean colleagues to train practitioners support cross-functional Kaizens and act as Lean SME for Lean development programs.
• Train operational and functional teams in Lean principles methodology and tools.
• Facilitates the development and deployment of a disciplined Daily Management System incorporating Leader Standard Work Visual Management and Daily Accountability
• Partner with all functions to develop cross-functional end-to-end value stream maps to capture current state define future state with a roadmap of actions to improve customer performance and achieve business objectives.
• Coach projects focused on improvements in customer performance increased throughput and speed reduced cycle times/lead times and productivity improvement.
• Coach site leadership team & employees through regular Gemba walks to drive continuous improvement
• Utilise best practices and data to influence leaders and teams to achieve positive business results.
• Identifies promotes and disseminates out-of-the-box Lean thinking and best practices supports and coaches during continuous improvement strategy workshops and project implementations.
• Plays a role in facilitating the effectiveness of the enterprise-wide continuous improvement deployment including: active participation in the global Community of Practice sharing of best practices supporting the success of other belts and other duties to enable the success of continuous improvement at Smiths.
• Functions as a catalyst for a culture of excellence including: Customer focus data-driven decision-making ownership of processes and operational metrics Lean Six Sigma as Smiths Way of Working and Servant Leadership to create an inclusive continuous improvement environment.

Qualifications :

What youll definitely need - 

• Bachelors degree.
• 5 years of demonstrable and extensive LEAN leadership.
• 5 years facilitating large-scale strategic initiatives.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (preferable).
• A proven track record of end-to-end value stream management (e.g. operations administration customer-facing).
• Experience leading and creating high-performing teams and championing change.
• Leadership ability to formulate and communicate clear vision and sense of direction and mobilise people.
• Communication ability to effectively influence and articulate using different channels (verbal and written).
• Facilitating ability to organize and facilitate multidisciplinary teams through structured workshops (strategic session Kaizens problem solving sessions).
• Change management ability to communicate a need for change create all necessary conditions for successful change and overcome different forms of resistance.
• Coaching ability to coach people to develop their skills and abilities to achieve agreed upon objectives.
• Training ability to identify and formulate training needs and assure training execution and follow up.
• Problem solving ability to coach and support leaders and teams in using data to drive problem solving
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes.
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Office tools including Microsoft Excel PowerPoint.

Additional Information :

We offer

Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

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