Lean & Kaizen Lead: Automotive CI Champion

ASTEMO UK, LTD.; Bolton; Vor Ort; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ASTEMO UK, LTD. is seeking a Kaizen Lead to drive a sustainable culture of continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

You will deploy Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, coach teams, and lead cross-functional Kaizen events to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. You will work with Operations and leadership teams to deliver measurable business improvements, embedding CI into daily operations and supporting audits and customer requirements in automotive electronics

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing or automotive environment.
• Experience coaching, training, or facilitating improvement activities.
• Knowledge of quality and operational systems relevant to automotive (e.g. IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA).
• Six Sigma project experience (Green Belt required; Black Belt desirable).

Aufgaben

• Identify, prioritise, and lead Continuous Improvement and Kaizen initiatives.
• Champion and embed a continuous improvement culture aligned with automotive industry standards and business objectives.
• Lead and facilitate Kaizen events, workshops, and breakthrough improvement activities across production and support functions.
• Analyse manufacturing, quality, and operational data to identify trends, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure improvement projects are data-driven, with clear baselines, targets, and benefits tracking.
• Coach and mentor individuals and teams at all levels in CI tools, problem-solving, and Lean behaviours.

Kenntnisse

Data analysis

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen events

Automotive manufacturing knowledge

Coaching mindset

Change agent

Problem-solving

Engagement & collaboration

Ausbildung

Six Sigma Green Belt

Six Sigma Black Belt desirable

IATF 16949 / APQP / PPAP / PFMEA knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

ASTEMO UK, LTD. is seeking a Kaizen Lead to drive a sustainable culture of continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

You will deploy Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, coach teams, and lead cross-functional Kaizen events to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. You will work with Operations and leadership teams to deliver measurable business improvements, embedding CI into daily operations and supporting audits and customer requirements in automotive electronics