Six Sigma Practitioner

Job Title: Six Sigma Practitioner

Location: Consett

Salary: Up to £55,000

Benefits:

·  4-Day Working Week – Every week is a bank holiday, Never work a Friday again!

·  Generous Annual Leave: 6.6 weeks of annual leave inclusive of Bank holidays. As well as 52 Fridays off per year.

·  Health Benefits: BUPA single cover provided as a taxable benefit, with the option to add partner/family at employee cost.

·  Retirement Benefits: Auto-enrollment into the pension scheme at 12 weeks (5% employee contribution & 3% employer contribution), transitioning to a company salary sacrifice scheme post-probation (5% employee contribution & 10% employer contribution).

Job Description:

The Lean Six Sigma Practitioner leads key cross-functional Lean Six Sigma improvement projects across the site focused on improving processes in both operational and support departments.

They are responsible for deploying the use of Lean Six Sigma & Kaizen PDCA tools and methodologies across the site, leading efforts to reduce variation and waste within processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver CI projects using Kaizen, Lean & Six Sigma methodologies.
• Identify & quantify opportunities to deliver improvements across the site in relation to Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost.
• Drive a reduction in "Defects" & Process "Waste" in processes to maximise Quality & Productivity.
• Identify and deliver Kaizen, Lean & Six Sigma training for targeted resources & support.
• Lead Quality & Manufacturing efficiency improvement activities using appropriate improvement tools.
• Support the implementation of new products and processes with the most appropriate methodology/tools as required.
• Lead & support the training and coaching of staff to increase capability in the use of Kaizen, Lean & Six Sigma improvement tools.

Skills & Experience:

• Qualified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Be qualified to degree level or equivalent year’s experience in Manufacturing Engineering or Leadership.
• Has comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated practical experience of Kaizen, Lean & Six Sigma tools such as PDCA, 5S, Standard Work, TAKT time Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Cp, CpK, Gage R&R, DOE & Minitab software.
• Has knowledge and understanding of manufacturing technology such as DMEA, FMEA, Design for Manufacture
• Has knowledge of differing manufacturing & assembly processes.

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