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Title: Continuous Improvement Lead

Company: Boeing Distribution

Job ID: 99030

Location: Burgess Hill, UK

Position Summary:

This role plays an essential role in improving business processes, focusing on enhancing customer satisfaction, cost reduction, and overall process optimization. This involves creating a business wide culture of Continuous improvement by identifying the opportunities for improvement, leveraging data analysis, deploying lean principles and using personal influence to drive action - collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The Continuous Improvement leader drives the culture of continuous improvement, where incremental changes lead to significant impacts on business performance aligned with the organization’s long-term goals.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive the culture of business wide continuous improvement

• Lead regular monthly continuous improvement council reviews

• Support cross-functional teams in the identification, prioritization, and execution of process improvement projects, utilizing methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma, or Kaizen to enhance operational excellence, efficiencies and reduce waste.

• Design and implement measurement systems to track the effectiveness of process improvements, including the development of key performance indicators (KPIs) and the use of statistical process control (SPC) tools.

• Facilitate problem-solving sessions and workshops to address specific operational challenges, utilizing root cause analysis (RCA) and other problem-solving techniques to identify and eliminate sources of inefficiencies.

• Collaborate with IT and systems engineering teams to identify and implement technology solutions that support process improvements, such as automation tools, software enhancements or new system integrations.

• Train and mentor staff at all levels on continuous improvement concepts and tools, fostering a culture of ongoing improvement and empowering employes to contribute to efficiency efforts.

• Investigate and apply emerging methodologies and technologies in the field of continuous improvement, such as predictive analytics, machine learning, or internet of Things (loT) applications, to drive innovation and future-proof business processes.

  Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

• Education: Engineering qualifications, with a preference for majors in Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• Demonstrable related work experience leading CI projects

• Statistics, quality control, process design and project management experience

• Process optimization, quality management and lean manufacturing principles

• Focuses on continuous improvement methodologies, i.e., Six Sigma certification (preferred)

• Proven track record of successfully implementing project, efficiently.

• Data analysis, project management, and cross functional team collaboration are essential.

• Solid foundation in identifying process gaps, driving innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills, both verbally and written

• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

• Ability to work in a very fast paced environment with a high degree of accuracy.

• Strong presentation skills

• Advanced Microsoft Office with a focus on Word and Power Point.

  Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Education: master’s degree; Engineering, with a preference for majors in Industrial Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

• Demonstrable related work experience

  Travel:

• This position requires traveling up to 40% of the time.

  Experience Level:

  Individual Contributor -

  Job Type: Full-Time

  Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law .