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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