Continuous Improvement Analyst — Lean & Six Sigma Specialist

John Lewis Partnership; Darwen; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Parkinson, part of the John Lewis Partnership, offers a permanent Operations Improvement role at Harvest Mill, Darwen, Lancashire. The position includes a night premium of £4.75 per hour for hours between 22:00 and 06:00 and a 38.75 hour work week.

Key duties cover promoting health and safety, driving process improvements, and supporting product development to boost efficiency and cost to make. Applicants should have manufacturing experience and Green Belt accreditation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/operational setting.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements using Six Sigma/DMAIC/Lean methodologies.
• Green Belt Accredited.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive Health & Safety culture and maintain housekeeping standards.
• Report accidents, near misses and improvement opportunities.
• Identify waste and support business re-engineering initiatives.
• Assist product development to optimise process efficiency and cost to make.
• Provide robust analysis to inform end-to-end solutions and improvements.
• Engage stakeholders to establish process ownership and drive priorities within time and budget.
• Provide measures and reporting to demonstrate impact of initiatives.
• Support CI tools learning and embed a continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Manufacturing environment

Process improvement

Six Sigma/DMAIC/Lean

Stakeholder management

Planning & prioritising

Job description

Herbert Parkinson, part of the John Lewis Partnership, offers a permanent Operations Improvement role at Harvest Mill, Darwen, Lancashire. The position includes a night premium of £4.75 per hour for hours between 22:00 and 06:00 and a 38.75 hour work week.

Key duties cover promoting health and safety, driving process improvements, and supporting product development to boost efficiency and cost to make. Applicants should have manufacturing experience and Green Belt accreditation.