Lean Practitioner

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Introduction

Boeings continued success and growth in the UK is built on the philosophy of World Class Productivity and Quality the company approach to Continuous Improvement. This exciting role will primarily support our Global Training and Professional Services Business and will combine Facilitation Coaching Training and Developing Employees Project Management and Project Delivery.

The role

Joining a successful Business Improvement Team this position will support a range of Improvement / Change Initiatives working alongside other internal Business Partners as well as collaborating with customers and suppliers as and when appropriate.

Instructs others in continuous improvement tools and principles. Assists in formatting updated training materials. Leads and facilitates (Lean tool certified) process improvement efforts. Supports advanced continuous improvement tool application. Participates in strategy development. Conducts Beta tests on new tools.

Functional Excellence Competencies

• Accountability and Responsibility

Demonstrates a willingness to accept responsibility and accountability for ones actions. Exhibits a moral legal or mental accountability in areas of responsibility.

• Adaptability

Maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures processes requirements and/or cultures.

• Change Management

Encourages others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.

• Continuous Improvement

Originates action to improve existing conditions and processes; uses appropriate methods to identify opportunities implements solutions and measures impact.

• Continuous Learning

Demonstrates an interest in personal learning and development. Seeks feedback from multiple sources about how to improve and develop; modifies behavior based on feedback or self-analysis of past mistakes. Takes steps to develop and maintain the knowledge skill and ability to perform.

• Innovation / Creativity

Discovers new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking. Tries different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.

• Planning and organizing

Effectively plan what is to be achieved and involve all relevant stakeholders. Anticipate important or critical events identifying resource requirements and assigning responsibility for specific work including deadlines and performance expectations. Demonstrate the use of information -gathering techniques analyzing situations and identifying implications in order to make correct decisions. Demonstrate ability to monitor progress and to make changes as required.

• Strategic Decision Making

Obtains information and identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; commits to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions facts available resources constraints and organizational values.

• Teamwork

Demonstrates a commitment to the mission and motivation to combine the teams energy and expertise to achieve a common objective. Understands the dynamics of effective teamwork in order to attain higher levels of performance. Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a team.

Technical Competencies

• Business Process Improvement

The creation of new and disruptive approaches to performing business activities in order to create business opportunities to deliver new or improved products / services and to improve supply chains. The identification and implementation of improvements to business operations services and models. The assessment of the costs and potential benefits of the new approaches. The analysis and design of business processes in order to adopt and exploit technologies to improve business performance. The development of enterprise process management capabilities to increase organizational agility and responsiveness to change.

• Design/Build Prototype

Knowledge of manufacturing processes materials prototyping techniques and applicable technologies to build initial concepts through final validation pre-production models.

• Influencing Others

The ability to state what is needed to persuade and convince others without causing defensiveness and to inspire others to take action. Ability to build relationships to gain support and commitment from others promote ideas with enthusiasm conviction and assertiveness. Ability to provide compelling rationale for arguments and use appropriate levels of persistence to meet objectives.

• Lean Knowledge

Knowledge of Lean principles processes and tools (i. e. Continuous Flow Accelerated Improvement Workshop Value Stream Analysis Takt Time etc.). Knowledge of how to apply principles processes and tools to various work environments to enable implementation of enterprise wide Boeing Production System (Toyota Production System).

• Operational Analysis

Knowledge and ability in examining operations and procedures formulating policies and developing and implementing lean strategies and procedures.

• Presentation Skills/Techniques

Knowledge of presentation techniques (e.g. posture speakers relationship to audience use of intonation and props use of visual aids and pacing).

• Process Management Skills

Ability to determine the process to be used to accomplish goals properly document processes know how to organize people and activities understand how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow identify opportunities for synergy and integration and simplify complex processes.

• Project Leadership

Ability to support lead and delegate the project teams responsibilities and tasks through all stages of the project life cycle.

• Supply Chain Strategy

Advanced knowledge of supply chain strategies (e.g. inventory reduction parts kitting supplier consolidation optimum flow lead-time reduction).

• Systems Thinking

Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans anticipate future events and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance.

• Troubleshooting

The ability to use established physical mechanical or scientific principles and perform appropriate tests to identify and solve problems encountered on the job. This includes the ability to locate and isolate the problem identify possible solutions and select approaches that are practical and effective.

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond focusing on your physical emotional financial and social well-being. Heres a snapshot of what we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans

• Continuous learning - youll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next

• Success as defined by you - well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way

• Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options

• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year

• Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution

• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan

• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks

• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week

• 6x annual salary life insurance

• Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development

• Access to Boeings Well Being Programs tool and incentives

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