Continuous Improvement Lead

Overview

In this role you drive transformational Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across Sulzer’s UK North operations, spanning service centres and field teams. You will partner with operations leadership to remove waste, shorten turnaround times and boost quality and customer satisfaction, while embedding a durable CI culture. You will lead data-driven improvements that deliver measurable business impact and help Sulzer maintain its position as a trusted service provider. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role with significant scope to influence how work is done.

Pay / Benefits

• remote role
• annual personal bonus
• car or allowance
• private medical insurance (self & partner)
• 33 days annual leave
• defined pension contributions

Responsibilities

• Lead and deploy Continuous Improvement and Lean initiatives across the UK & Nordic regions
• Identify and eliminate waste, inefficiencies and non-value-added activities
• Support Service Centres and Field Service teams in productivity, quality, cost, lead time and customer satisfaction
• Reduce turnaround times and improve process flow through data-driven decision making
• Develop and implement standard work, visual management tools and operational performance metrics
• Coach, mentor and develop managers and employees in Lean thinking and continuous improvement methodologies
• Build a sustainable Continuous Improvement culture that empowers teams to own and drive change
• Track improvement projects, report on progress and demonstrate measurable business impact

Key requirements

• Proven experience leading Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence or Lean transformation programmes
• Strong understanding of Lean methodologies and continuous improvement tools
• Experience delivering measurable improvements in productivity, quality, cost, lead time and customer service
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Hands-on approach with the ability to engage operational teams and senior leaders alike
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, industrial services, maintenance, repair or aftermarket environments is highly desirable
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent qualification (Desirable)

• Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Lean methodologies
• Continuous improvement tools
• Standard work

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