Job description

As part of the Business Excellence Team, you will work with leadership teams, and functional representatives, as required to: define, execute and lead investigations, analyses, projects and programmes. You will lay the foundations of upskilling by training and coaching, deliver, and/or supporting delivery of Lean Six Sigma projects or Kaizen events to enable Malvern Panalytical to achieve its strategic goals.

What are your responsibilities?

• Work with functional/sector leadership teams to recommend application of the appropriate Lean Six Sigma methodologies to achieve the objectives set by the business and oversee and co-ordinate projects/kaizen events and the required resources.
• Lead delivery of strategic Lean Six Sigma projects to achieve financial targets e.g. cost reduction.
• Drive R&D excellence throughout the R&D processes as required, building upon SBS principles.
• Train and upskill the Operational and R&D teams using SBS tools as appropriate to meet the required level of performance.
• Liaise with the quality team to support “Quality in the eyes of the customer” in terms of delivering support by: improving processes, fixing customer quality issues as required throughout the business.
• Improve the MP value stream for key R&D and Operational processes, e.g., NVI, procurement / supplier quality and production processes.
• Create and develop the lean/six sigma training portfolio, training material, tools and gate review processes, and improve on an ongoing basis.
• Deliver and coordinate the delivery of all lean, DMAIC and DfSS certification, training of the trainers, as required.
• Identify candidates for Yellow, Green, Black Belt programme, coach and certify to the DMAIC methodology or other lean / six sigma tools and techniques.
• Ensure projects and benefits are tracked, captured, and correctly reported to the appropriate bodies.

Your profile

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black or Master Black Belt (DMAIC / DfSS)
• Engineering / Business Degree qualified or with a proven change management / continuous improvement track record
• 5+ years’ experience of change management, project / programme management and teaching using lean and six sigma and DfSS tools
• multiple industry / sector / functional experience
• Able to communicate the approach needed for successful project delivery
• Work with cross-functional teams
• The ability to lead, inspire and motivate a multidisciplinary team
• Able to tailor communication skills to different personalities
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Strong customer focus / run and complete customer-facing projects as required
• Strong track record in working effectively to project timescales, budgets and goals
• Structured and logical approach
• Excellent organisational skills
• Hands-on approach
• Challenge constructively, deliver results, add value
• Use of / good understanding of Minitab 18