Site Lean Deployment Leader

GKN Aerospace Sweden; Trollhättans kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace Sweden in Trollhättan/Hallstahammar is seeking a Lean Deployment Leader to drive continuous improvement across Material Solutions. You will lead Lean initiatives, build capability and embed Lean culture across multiple sites.

The role involves coaching leaders, facilitating workshops, and coordinating Lean events, with travel up to 50% within Sweden. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, an engineering degree, and a proven track record of delivering tangible improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Lean methodologies and tools across sites.
• Strong ability to facilitate workshops and lead improvement events.
• Experience coaching leaders and teams within Lean principles.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• BSc degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant business experience.
• Deep understanding of Lean Thinking and Lean Leadership.
• Ability to influence the site Leadership Team.
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive Lean improvement initiatives across the business area.
• Coach and support leaders and team members in Lean culture, principles, and tools.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Lean improvement events across different sites.
• Act as a change agent to embed continuous improvement thinking into everyday work.
• Support daily operations with problem-solving and improvement activities.
• Facilitate workshops, Improvement events, and other structured improvement sessions.
• Ensure consistent deployment of Lean practices and standards across the organization.
• Collaborate with leadership teams to identify improvement opportunities and priorities.

Skills

Lean leadership

Workshop facilitation

Change management

Communication

Mentoring

Stakeholder influence

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a driven and experienced Lean Deployment Leader to lead and accelerate our continuous improvement journey across Material Solutions within Sweden. In this role, you will be responsible for driving Lean initiatives, building capability, and embedding a strong Lean culture across multiple sites.

You will work closely with leaders and teams to enable sustainable improvements, enhance operational performance, and support day-to-day business through structured Lean methodologies.

The role will be either based in Trollhättan or Hallstahammar, and work will be split between the sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and drive Lean improvement initiatives across the business area
• Coach and support leaders and team members in Lean culture, principles, and tools
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Lean improvement events across different sites
• Act as a change agent to embed continuous improvement thinking into everyday work
• Support daily operations with problem-solving and improvement activities
• Facilitate workshops, Improvement events, and other structured improvement sessions
• Ensure consistent deployment of Lean practices and standards across the organization
• Collaborate with leadership teams to identify improvement opportunities and priorities

Key Accountabilities

• Role modelling a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace “Great Place to Work” value drivers and Culture Principles
• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied across GKNA and that all locations are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment
• Ensuring the correct allocation of resources to make the Lean capability development a success, and making problems immediately visible, allowing problem solving to take place
• Delivering significant improvement in People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity (PSQDIP) targets, meeting their site’s customer and stakeholder commitments, driven by significant improvements in Lean Maturity
• Developing deep Lean and Problem-Solving Expertise across their site, ensuring that all employees become self-sufficient in running and improving the business daily

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience working with Lean methodologies and tools (e.g., Improvements, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, problem-solving techniques)
• Strong ability to facilitate workshops and lead improvement events
• Experience coaching and developing leaders and teams within Lean principles
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Structured, proactive, and results-oriented mindset, BSc degree, or equivalent, in an Engineering or Science discipline
• Minimum of 10 years’ relevant business experience
• Thorough understanding of Lean Thinking and Lean Leadership
• The demonstrated ability to influence the site Leadership Team
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced team members

Desirable

• Second or advanced degree in Business
• Previous and significant experience in Lean Transformation
• A Lean Certification from a reputable certifying body or benchmark company
• Aerospace supply chain experience
• Communication skills in Swedish

Travel Requirements

Up to 50% within Sweden and occasionally international

Location:

Trollhättan, Hallstahammar

Application deadline:

2026-08-30. Due to the summer holiday period, candidate screening and feedback will take place after the summer break.

The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.