Want to join a company a trusted and reputable company with a broad portfolio of capabilities across the Maritime domain?

Overview

Important: All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance, and as a minimum be living in the UK for 5 years.

Working: The role is office/hybrid based with occasional travel to other company/customer's sites in the UK or abroad. Office site presence, anticipated 2-3 days onsite, depending on project needs.

Want to work for a successful business, who develop advanced specialist systems to deliver warfighting edge in the modern maritime and underwater battlespace?

The company have a number of awards, most recently been named as an Award winner (Gold Award) in MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme!

Key Responsibilities

Identify continuous improvement opportunities throughout the manufacturing department by routinely studying, prioritizing, and selecting projects that leverage lean six sigma tools to drive improvements in key site KPIs.

Facilitate advanced problem solving and analysis of specific improvement opportunities leading to the implementation of effective sustainable solutions

Promote the use of data and metrics for identifying improvement opportunities and problem-solving activities

Coach and mentor lean six sigma Project Leaders to complete projects by identifying and eliminating barriers

Engage teams as a Change Agent to help establish a Continuous Improvement culture and execute advanced problem-solving activities

Support design, development, and delivery of lean six sigma training and project execution

Assist in the identification and sharing of best practices across the manufacturing department

Manage weekly / monthly reporting (People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost)

Develop data collection systems and performance reporting

Prepare and deliver complex presentations to ensure adequate understanding, resources and support for ongoing and future CI projects

All other duties as assigned

Experience needed:

Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software or Systems Engineering etc.

Experience leading team improvement efforts in production facilities

Certification in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or above

A sharp eye for identifying weak points in processes and organisational structures.

Dynamic thinking and problem-solving abilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization, including the executive leadership team

Ability to successfully prioritize, and manage large, complex projects, deadlines, and tasks with little supervision in both team and independent environment

Leadership and mentoring skills

Experience in the following would be desirable:

Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous

Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.

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