Continuous Improvement Lead (H/F) - SAFRAN SEATS GB LIMITED

AEROCONTACT; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative aerospace company is seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader to enhance business processes and drive significant improvements. This role involves leading project teams, analyzing business opportunities, and implementing best practices across the organization. With a focus on collaboration and continuous development, you'll work closely with both internal teams and external partners, ensuring exceptional quality and innovation in the aerospace sector. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive environment where you can thrive and make a real impact.

Benefits

25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays

Benefits Programme

Career Progression opportunities

Family friendly policies

Equality & Diversity initiatives

STEM engagement with schools

Charitable activities

Qualifications

• Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification is essential for this role.
• Experience in Problem Solving 8D is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to deliver business improvements using CI tools.
• Drive engagement with Participative Innovation across the business.

Skills

Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification

Problem Solving 8D

Training experience

Job description

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 100 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 27,3 milliards d'euros en 2024, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés. Safran est la 2ème entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2024 » du magazine TIME. Safran Seats est l'un des principaux fabricants mondiaux de sièges d'avion, tant pour l'équipage que pour les passagers. 1 million de sièges d'avion fabriqués par Safran Seats sont actuellement en service dans les flottes aériennes du monde entier.

Mission description

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:

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

Qualifications:

• 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 workplace 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 Progression 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.

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