Continuous Improvement Lead

The opportunity:

Focus on manufacturing operational improvement and cost savings to improve the organization's profitability and efficiency including analyze designs, methods and internal manufacturing processes. Develop strategies and initiatives for operational efficiency. Implement process improvements and changes in product design and manufacturing methods. Implements continuous improvement initiatives using various Lean methodologies and principles.

How do you make impact:

• You will deploy and execute the strategies to continuous improvement and strategy deployment via L6S, facilitate best practice sharing within the location, work directly with key stakeholders to achieve buy-in and execute strategy.
• You will develop talented individuals within the location and provide access to internal customers who require specific content knowledge and/or capabilities relevant to their continuous improvement program, mentor, coach and develop pipelines of continuous improvement to drive business results.
• You will understand the organization's vision, objectives and improvement need and suggest projects and improvement actions that support objectives, work with leaders to identify and access the best resource (internal or external) with which to work. You will ensure budge and team resources for our customers' continuous improvement efforts and stay there until the work can be sustained by their own operation, customers are required to build up competency and resources to sustain solution.
• You will support deployment of the organization's strategies through effective utilization of continuous improvement resources where needed, within the functional area of expertise, provide organization-wide visibility of the current portfolio of continuous improvement efforts; tracking via metrics/KPIs progress and value from these efforts in order to help decision makers allocate resources and recognize success, with special focus on operational cost reduction, work effectively with other CI leaders to standardize processes and develop best practices.
• You will provide training, coaching and facilitation support to individuals and teams so that they are better equipped to drive their improvement efforts for themselves, support/train in line with training and development structure for respective locations and to make sure the knowledge is well transferred within the CI community.
• You will drive cultural transformation within the scope of responsibility, with a hands-on approach, understand and promote behavioral change to continuously improve function performance through programs and initiatives, standards, Governance and Risk Management Accountable to ensure compliance with global and local standards, rules, policies and procedures related to Operations/Project execution. In alignment with the respective Group, Divisional, BU and Hub policies, responsible to introduce LPG/LBU/Factory-wide standards and guidelines, standardized processes, and KPIs and ensure that the area of responsibility is organized, staffed, skilled and directed.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

• You hold BS degree or equivalent education, preferably in Engineering, Training.
• Design and deliver technical trainings in diverse areas - Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt, Lean methodologies: DMAIC, VSM, SMED, TPM.
• Highly developed communication and training skills.
• Broad knowledge of multiple technology areas.
• Able to work under pressure and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills and able to communicate with different levels in organization - Fluent in English

• 16 days annual leave, flexible working policy.
• Benefit according to local standards: Heath-care insurance benefits to employees and their dependents, annual vaccination, summer outing.
• Growth possibility: Learning and development platform, career movement opportunity within organization.
• Possibility to gain experience in international environment.
• Possibility to work for industry leader for green energy solution.