Continuous Improvement Lead

Safran companies; Cwmbran; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of aerospace innovation, where you'll lead efforts to enhance operational efficiency and drive continuous improvement initiatives. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with industry leaders, utilizing your expertise in Lean Sigma methodologies to implement impactful changes. You'll be instrumental in fostering a culture of innovation and excellence, ensuring that the organization remains competitive in the premium seating market. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of passenger experiences while enjoying a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays

Benefits Programme

Career Progression opportunities

Family friendly policies

Equality & Diversity initiatives

STEM engagement with schools

Qualifications

• Expertise in Lean Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on 8D techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to implement significant business improvements.
• Drive engagement with Participative Innovation across the business.

Skills

Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification

Problem Solving 8D

Training experience

Job description

Company : Safran Seats Job field : Continuous improvement Location : Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

This role has responsibility for leading and coaching the organisation in driving an effective improvement journey.

Key Responsibilities will include:
- Leading project teams to deliver significant business improvements through the deployment of CI tools in line with the business Balanced Scorecard
- Work with the business leaders to undertake continual analysis of the business to expose opportunities for change and improvement
- Drive continuous improvement within the business and identify opportunities for improvement including deployment of Balanced scorecard, One Safran, Customer Improvement projects. Lean Journey & QRQC
- Drive engagement with Participative Innovation across the business
- Analyse and monitor financial and customer benefits throughout the life of the improvement project
- Champion and share the use of best practice methods for improvements across the business and provide evidence of real change implementation
- Working with the Director of Continuous Improvement to determine the tools required and scope of Continuous Improvement Training across the
business.
- Working with the Director of Continuous Improvement - creating, organizing and delivering training to the targeted scope.
- Coach, train and mentor business in the use of CI tools
- Coach Project Sponsors and Project Leaders to enable the delivery of successful project implementation

Job Requirements

- Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification
- Problem Solving 8D
- Training experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:
• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
• Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
• Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
• STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:
• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues
So you'll be supported every step of the way!

This role is subject to pre-employment checks, including but not limited to criminal record checks. While having unspent convictions may not necessarily prevent you from being employed, you are required to disclose any unspent convictions during the recruitment process. Only candidates who successfully pass these checks will be considered for employment.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

100,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located