Lean Leader

GE Vernova; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company located in the United Kingdom is seeking a Wind Lean Leader. The role involves driving continuous improvement initiatives across various functional areas and mentoring team members. Key responsibilities include designing Lean management systems, leading Kaizen events, and integrating digital tools for performance tracking. The candidate is expected to promote a culture of transparency and teamwork. This position requires some travel and offers a full-time employment type.

Qualifications

• Experience leading continuous improvement initiatives in a technical environment.
• Strong analytical skills to support performance monitoring and improvements.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement across multiple functional areas.
• Design and implement a Lean management system.
• Lead Kaizen events and identify waste in the value chain.
• Coach and mentor team members on Lean principles.

Skills

Change Management

Geotechnical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Wind Lean Leader drives continuous improvement across multiple functional areas of the this role you will work closely with Wind functional teams (i.e. Safety Quality Projects Product Management Digital Technology and others) to develop and drive Lean roadmaps lead continuous improvement efforts and coach / mentor team members across the organization to enable performance improvement to meet our operational goals. We expect the role to have travel up to 50% of the time.

Key Responsibilities

• Design implement and sustain a Lean management system covering but not limited to offshore Installation Commissioning and logistics.
• Revalidate and standardise existing workflows to ensure accurate durations task sequencing and dependencies.
• Develop and maintain a Digital Daily Management System (DMS) to visualise SQDC (Safety Quality Delivery Cost) performance in real time.

Continuous Improvement & Performance

• Lead Kaizen events and value stream mapping to identify and eliminate waste reduce variation and improve flow across the value chain.
• Implement visual management and problem-solving frameworks.
• Drive actions that ensure improvements are sustained and lessons learned are integrated into daily operations.
• Hold regular dialogue with the offshore management team reviewing performance data challenging deviations from standard work and ensuring corrective actions are implemented promptly and sustained.

Data Systems and Digital Tools

• Support the rollout of the Digital Progress System and Site Inventory Tracker (RACES or equivalent) to enable live progress and material tracking.
• Integrate Lean data streams into project dashboards for enhanced visibility and decision-making.

People & Culture

• Coach and mentor site supervisors planners and technicians to build Lean capability and ownership.
• Promote a culture of transparency teamwork and proactive problem-solving.
• Lead by example to reinforce GE Vernovas Safety Culture and Continuous Improvement values

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided : No

Remote position

Key Skills

Change Management,Geotechnical Engineering,Asset,Cardiac Surgery,Civil Engineering

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1