Sr. Process Improvement Specialist, EU PE LEAN

Amazon; Tilbury, Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Sr. Process Improvement Specialist to join their dynamic EU Process Engineering team. This role is pivotal in driving high-quality initiatives that foster a lean culture within operational teams. You will lead impactful continuous improvement projects, mentor Lean Six Sigma trainees, and collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment while promoting a culture of excellence and innovation. If you're passionate about process improvement and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in business or related field with relevant operational experience.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification required, Black Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Lean trainings and support implementation of Lean methodology.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and mentor Lean Six Sigma participants.
• Partner with Learning team on Lean training material content.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Kaizen

Change Management

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Degree in Business

Degree in Supply Chain

Degree in Transportation

Degree in Economics

Degree in Technical Field

Tools

Value Stream Mapping

Job description

Sr. Process Improvement Specialist, EU PE LEAN

Job ID: 2931688 | Amazon EU SARL (UK Branch) - D67

Amazon is seeking a Sr. EU PE Six Sigma Black Belt (Process Improvement Specialist) to work in the EU Process Engineering (EU PE) Lean Team. The Process Improvement Specialist III (PIS) works alongside the FC Senior Leadership Team, while maintaining high collaboration with both EU PE and other central functions. This role is responsible for driving high-quality initiatives that embed lean culture within operational teams, aiming to seed meaningful lean knowledge and approaches in our fulfillment network. PIS invests effort in promoting impactful, quality work with deep-level PE involvement that moves the needle for our FC, minimizing PE and Ops dilution across initiatives. PIS works to reduce complexity in key touchpoints with our partners through simpler reporting, removing overlaps/inconsistencies in data sources & targets, and continuously simplifying via customer feedback.

This is a fully on-site role, requiring physical presence at one of our sites five days a week. The role can be based in either Tilbury or Dartford.

Key job responsibilities

1. Deliver Lean trainings and support sites in the implementation of Lean methodology to enable Operations to apply it autonomously in everyday business (e.g., support in running high-quality Kaizen, preparation of Value Stream Mapping to identify and solve wastes).
2. Lead high impact continuous improvement projects (Kaizen, Kaikaku, FMEA, etc.) including auditing of implemented actions to ensure that process improvements are sustained and benefits are realized.
3. Mentor participants of Lean Six Sigma trainings and Kaizen leaders through their projects.
4. Partner with the Learning team on tailored Lean Learning Ecosystem structure and training material content.
5. During event weeks, you will be deployed to the site management operational team, based on the need of the building.
6. Ability to travel as needed within your area of responsibility. Domestic and regional travel estimate average: 0-15% (subject to change based on business need).

About the team

The EU Process Engineering (EU PE) team is a group of operational leaders driving process stabilization, standardization, and continuous improvement for the EU Customer Fulfillment Network. This team is essential to establish best-in-class process performance across all different direct and indirect processes, accelerate the implementation of technological advancements, and strengthen the technical acumen and process knowledge for the operational leaders across the FC network. EU PE ensures the operations teams are equipped with the functional expertise to successfully deliver expected gains for technology advances and network-wide process improvements. The team drives process control and shifting mean performance with the outcome of minimizing variation between shifts, buildings, and regions to deliver strong performance. The team works closely with Process System Engineering (PSE), ACES (Amazon Customer Excellence System - Operational Excellence) PM, Central Ops, launch teams, operations engineering, and reliability and maintenance (RME) teams to improve the input metrics for each of the process paths by prioritizing and channeling resources.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. A degree in business, supply chain, transportation, economics or a technical field.
2. Relevant experience working in operations, supply chain, transportation, project management.
3. Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
2. Strong professional experience with Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen methodologies, and change management.
3. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
4. Relevant experience of communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including your peers and leadership.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.