Process Improvement Lead

Job title: Process Improvement Lead

Location: Radway Green

Salary: £ 53,928

What You’ll Be Doing

• Using continuous improvement (CI) techniques and tools to improve safety, quality, OEE and production outputs
• Identify and lead CI projects to support waste reduction and improved efficiency, utilising Lean tools and techniques
• Drive CAPEX projects associated with IDT are of control
• Contributing to the safety of employees working within Operations; ensure delegation and timely completion of investigations and any related actions. Responsibility to lead, develop and motivate staff members
• To monitor and analyse the quality data, then focus on reduction of scrap and implementation of quality improvement projects. Lead the data collection, analysis and downtime reduction within areas of responsibility
• To support the development and establishment of efficient manufacturing processes within your areas of responsibility
  
  

Essential

Your skills and experiences:

• Engineering background with HND/HNC or degree level qualification in a relevant discipline
• CI qualification e.g. green belt sigma, or demonstrated experience of implementing Lean Tools and techniques
• Demonstrable experience of delivering CI projects
  
  

Desirable

• Experience in high volume manufacturing
• Project management and CAPEX experience
• IOSH and/or NEBOSH qualified in Managing Safety (or willing to work towards)
  
  

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Engineering Team

As a Process Improvement Lead you will be responsible for driving the improvements required against the day to day safe and efficient operation of the manufacturing function to achieve key objectives and performance indicators. To drive manufacturing function continuous improvement culture and mind-set leading to improved efficiencies and waste reductions. To lead future CAPEX spend where needed alongside the drive for skills alignment as new technologies are introduced.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 28th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.