Lean Leader (Based in Washington United Kingdom)

Lean Leader/ Continuous Improvement Manager

Leadership & Influence

- Leadership, drive and self-starter, and agility in contributing to the business vision and in the delivery of End to End (E2E) process level step-change value added projects.

- Act as Subject Matter Expert in Lean tools and techniques at the business level.

- Drive change management by influencing and coaching leadership, management, and teams across critical processes and specialty functions on Lean improvement.

Business Acumen

- Have strong business acumen. Fully competent in using the Hoshin Kanri to identify improvement projects at the business level.

Lean Behaviours

- Drive the business journey to be a Lean Enterprise, by actively demonstrating the lean leadership actions (behaviours), and by being a champion of the key behavioural changes to underpin the lean organisation of the future.

Key Accountabilities

Delivery

- Lead Business Improvement Transformation and lighthouse projects that will deliver the performance/User Experience improvements using the most appropriate lean, agile and problem-solving tools and techniques.

Production System

- Drive and sustain the maturity of the relevant production system across the business against minimum standard criteria.

Coaching & Capability Development

- Coach the organisation and business leaders in lean six sigma and develop lean capability across the business.

- Develop and manage improvement capability in the business, identifying appropriate training as necessary.

- Deliver Lean training to upskill Lean capability at all levels across the business.

- Act as a focal point for the understand and sharing of best knowledge and practice across the business.

Key Skills and Experience

- Important track record in lean technical leadership in Business Improvement and/or Quality organisations.

- Proven track record in the delivery of important lean improvements.

- Able to operate in a multinational and multicultural environment.

Accreditations

- Lean Expert or equivalent certification.

Assessment Centre held on Wed 8th Sept

Grade C

Hiring Manager - Richard Kelsey

Job Category

Business Improvement

Posting Date

08 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date

18 Sept 2025

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