Based in La Spezia office (remote working applicable up to 75% monthly), as part of the Strategy & Transformation Department, we’re looking for a Continuous Improvement Specialist who can combine technical expertise with strong communication skills to contribute on building and sustaining our operational excellence system.
Continuous improvement specialist:
Main responsibilities will concern:
- Lead Problem Solving program to support areas on A3 approach
- Support Strategy cascading process and routines meeting development within departments (Hoshin Kanri approach)
- Establish Process Management Framework to support areas on continuous improvement initiatives
- Support in Lean Agile Transformation Framework implementation
- Support capability development at all organization levels coordinating trainings, certifications, workshops and giving inputs for the upskilling of leaders and specialists across the company
Requirements:
- BSc or MSc University Degree (Business, Engineering)
- Openness to learn and desire to take up new challenges
- The ability to build reliable, interpersonal relationships and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across entire organization
- Eagerness to share own knowledge
- Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and flexibility
- Ability to conduct presentations, workshops, trainings and public speaking
- Experience with process/performance indicators and process mapping
- Participation in continuous improvement and problem-solving projects or initiatives
- Problem solving mindset and knowledge of some tools and techniques (i.e.: Kaizen, PDCA, A3, 5Whys, 5W+1H, Ishikawa)
- Proficiency in English both speaking and writing
Nice to have:
- Experience in Lean Management - Practical knowledge of Lean tools
- Lean, Project Management and Agile Certifications (Greenbelt, Blackbelt, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, PgMP etc.) is a plus
- Agile knowledge (Familiarity with agile development methodologies like Scrum or Kanban)
- Jira proficiency (or willingness to learn)
- Previous experience as Lean specialist / CI specialist / Process optimizator / PM / Business Analyst/Process Analyst
- Analytical thinking skills