Lean Excellence Coach for Global Manufacturing

Fisher Paykel Healthcare; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee share purchase scheme

Bi-annual Profit share

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Life, Critical illness, and Income Pro

Discounted Health Insurance

Onsite Parking

Annual Salary Review

Training programs

Job summary

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is seeking an experienced continuous improvement professional to join our Business Excellence team in Auckland. You will partner with business leaders to deploy strategy and drive Lean initiatives across manufacturing operations.

With 5–10 years of Lean experience, you will coach teams, lead workshops and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and productivity, while focusing on customer value and business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years as a Lean/continuous improvement practitioner with measurable outcomes.
• Proven coaching skills to develop high-performing teams.
• Strong background in large-scale manufacturing/operations.
• Excellent cross-functional communication across a big organisation.
• Strong people development and change management capabilities.
• Experience running training, workshops and CI initiatives.
• Excellent problem-solving and strategic thinking.
• Bias toward delivering business value and customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to deploy strategy at GM level.
• Apply Lean tools to improve efficiency and productivity in manufacturing.
• Coach, develop and lead cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate training, workshops and CI initiatives.
• Communicate effectively across functions to deliver value.

Skills

Lean practitioner

Coaching

Manufacturing experience

Communication

Change management

Training facilitation

Problem solving

Business focus

Job description

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is seeking an experienced continuous improvement professional to join our Business Excellence team in Auckland. You will partner with business leaders to deploy strategy and drive Lean initiatives across manufacturing operations.

With 5–10 years of Lean experience, you will coach teams, lead workshops and deliver measurable improvements in efficiency and productivity, while focusing on customer value and business outcomes.