Continuous Improvement Specialist

PE Global; Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

PE Global is recruiting a Continuous Improvement Specialist for a leading multinational Pharma client based in South Dublin. This contract role supports daily management, standard work, and structured problem solving to deliver measurable improvements.

You will independently facilitate cross-functional problem-solving sessions, coach belt candidates, drive improvement projects through DMAIC and A3 methods, and use data analytics and Power BI to track KPI performance in a regulated GMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• 3–5 years in CI, OE, or project delivery.
• Lean/Six Sigma training; belt preferred but not required.
• Experience with DMAIC and A3 problem solving.
• Experience in GMP/pharma or regulated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support daily management, standard work and structured problem solving.
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions with cross-functional groups.
• Coach belt candidates and project sponsors.
• Drive improvement projects from definition to sustainment.
• Analyze data to drive KPI insights and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Industrial Engineering to use capacity insights.
• Maintain dashboards and performance tools.
• Leverage digital and AI-enabled tools for process analysis.
• Other tasks as assigned by CI/IE Lead.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Facilitation

Cross-functional

Power BI

DMAIC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science/Business/Operations Management/Manufacturing/Quality/Supply Chain or related

Tools

Power Query

SQL

Power BI

Power Automate

AI-enabled tools

Job description

PE Global is currently recruiting for a Continuous Improvement Specialist for a leading multi-national Pharma client based in South Dublin.

This is a contract position.

Responsibilities:

• Support assigned areas in daily management, standard work, structured problem solving, process confirmation, and improvement routines.
• Independently facilitate problem-solving sessions, workshops, and improvement activities with cross-functional groups.
• Coach Yellow Belt and Green Belt candidates, project sponsors, process owners, and team members on improvement tools, project governance, and sustainment.
• Promote productivity ideation and CI culture by identifying, scoping, proposing, and initiating improvement opportunities aligned with business priorities.
• Own and manage assigned process confirmations and the area process-confirmation schedule.
• Deliver assigned improvement projects from problem definition through implementation, benefit validation, control planning, and sustainment.
• Use data analysis to accelerate problem solving, understand KPI performance, identify drivers, and quantify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Industrial Engineering colleagues to understand relevant capacity models and use capacity insight to identify opportunities and quantify improvements.
• Liaise with CI and Business Performance Specialists to ensure valuable operational KPIs are reflected in digital dashboards and related performance tools.
• Support rapid process analysis and improvement using appropriate digital, automation, and AI-enabled tools where practical.
• Complete any other tasks or projects assigned by the Continuous Improvement and Industrial Engineering Lead for ADL.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a similar continuous improvement, operational excellence, manufacturing improvement, business process improvement, or project delivery role.
• Evidence of previous Lean and/or Six Sigma training and practical improvement project experience; formal belt certification is not required.
• Familiarity with at least one structured problem-solving method and strong knowledge of daily management and standard work.
• Ability to independently facilitate problem-solving sessions and manage cross-functional groups through structured analysis and action planning.
• Strong data-analysis capability, including ability to access, structure, analyse, and interpret operational data to support problem solving.
• Experience using Excel for analysis, tracking, and communication of improvement work.
• Exposure to both DMAIC and A3 problem-solving methods.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent practical continuous-improvement experience.
• Experience coaching project sponsors, belt candidates, process owners, or frontline teams.
• Experience building or supporting daily management routines, idea-management systems, process confirmation, standard work, CI governance, or improvement project portfolios.
• Experience using Power Query, SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, AI-enabled tools, or similar digital tools to support process analysis and improvement.
• Experience in a pharmaceutical, GMP, regulated manufacturing, or similarly controlled operating environment.
• Experience in communications, change management, stakeholder engagement, or culture-change initiatives.

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***