Continuous Improvement Lead, AP

Nearheal; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mindfulness programme with Calm

Volunteer Paid Time off

Volunteer matching program

Employee Assistance Program

OnTrack wellbeing/learning

Digital course library

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a CI Lead to drive global Lean Six Sigma initiatives within the LCS business. You will manage strategic process improvements, mentor Black Belts, and align projects with financial and customer outcomes.

You will partner with senior leaders to identify opportunities, forecast resources, and ensure measurable productivity and quality gains across multiple functions in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Operations or Project Management or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Manages and directs strategic process improvement and control initiatives for the LCS business.
• Advises business groups on initiative selection, integration, resources and prioritization.
• Manages and reports all financial aspects of assigned projects.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles, methodologies and tools.
• Provides leadership to Black Belts and mentoring to Green Belts.
• Partners with business leaders to identify opportunities in process improvement.
• Drives issues toward resolution and maintains urgency.
• Leads a geographically dispersed team and manages project plans, budgets, and staffing.

Skills

Leadership

Change leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Project management

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor of Science

Tools

Lean Six Sigma tools

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how thework we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

The CI Lead is the process improvement leader within our LCS. The CI Lead drives the business rocess improvement function strategically and with a global mindset for the business. He or she identifies opportunities, scopes projects, tracks benefits, and forecasts resources to achieve productivity, quality and service improvement targets aligned with business priorities, financial improvements, and customer issues. The CI Lead is responsible to select, train, assign, direct and manage the activities of the team of Black Belts and Green Belts, ensure they are employing prescribed Lean Six Sigma methodologies and techniques and have clear project charters and objectives.

The CI Lead partners with the business leadership team in setting and achieving specific goals around Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives. This includes working with key leaders both functionally and strategically to implement overall improvements in specific areas for multiple

businesses. Develops and coordinates all LSS improvement plans across the organization and assures that plans are reflected in forecasts and verifies results. Assures appropriate objective metrics are in place and being utilized. He or she applies their business and functional expertise, identifies ideas with business leaders and Lean Six Sigma to create and influence opportunities for quality, service, and productivity improvements throughout the organization.

Your Responsibilities:

• Manages and directs the strategic process improvement and control initiatives for the LCS business. Leads from initiative conception through implementation.
• Advises business groups and provides strategic direction on initiative selection, integration, resources and prioritization.
• Manages and reports all financial aspects of assigned projects.
• Demonstrates awareness, knowledge and guidance of Lean Six Sigma principles, methodologies and tools, and drives the development and enhancement of measurement and analytical methodologies.
• Provides leadership the team of Black Belts and guidance and mentoring for those Green Belts supporting the business.
• Partners with business leaders in identifying potential business opportunities in the area of process improvement, while driving business results through the power of influence and the engagement of Lean Enterprise principles, methodologies and tools in identified areas of opportunity.
• Instills a sense of urgency and drives problems towards resolution.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team while managing a geographically dispersed organization.
• Responsible for the plan, budget, structure, schedule and staffing for projects which are significant and strategic importance to the solutions business.
• Ensures initiative alignment with business vision, strategy and deployment within company.
• Responsible for meeting project goals, schedules, and business targets.
• Takes into account the global impact of local activities and decision.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Engineering, Operations or Project Management or Business Administration.
• Minimum 5 years in the relevant field.
• Demonstrated leadership in change leadership and driving project success.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Understanding of Six Sigma. Preferably a certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt or Master Black Belt or Lean certification.
• Typically possesses experience in a solutions-based business or manufacturing.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive mindfulness programmes with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.