Lean Leader: Drive Improvement & Daily Management

AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited; Stafford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova's Stafford Manufacturing site seeks a Lean Leader to provide tactical and operational support, developing and sustaining Lean, industrialisation, manufacturing and inventory strategies aligned with business goals.

You will partner with site and functional leadership to drive continuous improvement, enabling efficient supply chain and manufacturing processes, improved capacity and reliable customer delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a relevant trade qualification with manufacturing experience
• Proven track record driving process improvements in a production environment
• Experience leading Kaizen events and developing end-to-end Value Stream Maps
• Experience implementing and sustaining Daily Management systems
• Strong understanding of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies
• Ability to coach and influence teams to embed Lean culture across maturity levels
• Knowledge of production and inventory control, quality systems and standard cost systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with practical improvements

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives impacting Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People (SQDCP)
• Lead and coach site-wide Daily Management from Level 0 through Level 3
• Lead Lean principles and Moonshine projects and other CI initiatives
• Lead cross-functional teams during Kaizen, Lean and Work-Out events
• Develop and improve Value Stream Maps to identify capacity and flow improvements
• Implement Lean Manufacturing strategies including setup reduction and visual management
• Establish Lean performance and visual management systems to improve SQDCP
• Analyse issues and root causes to implement corrective actions
• Develop improvement plans with measurable results
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality to support broader business goals

Skills

Lean

Kaizen

Daily Management

Value Stream Mapping

Cross-functional Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

GE Vernova's Stafford Manufacturing site seeks a Lean Leader to provide tactical and operational support, developing and sustaining Lean, industrialisation, manufacturing and inventory strategies aligned with business goals.

You will partner with site and functional leadership to drive continuous improvement, enabling efficient supply chain and manufacturing processes, improved capacity and reliable customer delivery.