To provide relevant expertise in the leadership, deployment and transfer of recognised 'best in class' business improvement activities, standards and skills to enable a Manufacturing Unit to fulfil the business plans targets

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• Lead the execution of the Business Improvement (BI) plan for a manufacturing unit,  ensuring that cross functional teams are engaged to focus on the specific priority areas and have the appropriate tools and/or necessary support to utilise them effectively
• Deliver training, up to yellow belt, as specified by Manufacturing Unit training plan to build capability across all functions
• Provide coaching and hands on support for the use of foundation elements of the business improvement toolkit to build practical experience and ongoing capability
• Engage key stakeholders to sponsor BI activity and act to embed a continuous improvement culture
• Selection of tools, from the UK tool kit  based on nature of the problem and the business need,  to make businesses improvements and promote the development of the manufacturing unit
• Draw on divisional best practice and benchmarking to inform manufacturing unit application of tools and solutions
• Review and analyse scorecard performance for the Manufacturing Unit teams to ensure data integrity, generate insight and action improvement plans which develop current performance
• Lead and direct the Manufacturing Unit BI team to ensure that people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivering their potential
• Identify resource requirements and work with Senior Leaders to build appropriate teams to deliver agreed programmes of work

• Diploma or equivalent Business Improvement vocational qualifications
• Previous  manufacturing experience in a recognised world class / lean enterprise
• Proven track record of leading changes and delivering results as a Lean sigma practitioner either as an external or internal consultant
• Effective leader of business process change process
• Lean six sigma Green Belt certified
• PC literacy - use of standard MS office suite
• Ability to deliver behavioural training and coaching,
• Experience of facilitating group problem solving sessions facilitation