Lean Practitioner

**Main Purpose of the Role**

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Lean Practitioner to work at our Southport site (with some travel to other sites). You will work as part of the Continuous Improvement (CI) team within the Manufacturing Division. You will work in partnership with the Manufacturing leadership and operational teams to drive improvement activities, ensuring the business improvement plan is delivered on time and achieves the planned benefits and help to ensure that the business is utilising the Unipart Way principles, systems and tools through coaching and facilitating.

**Main Responsibilities**:
**PROJECT DELIVERY**
- Provide process leadership and programme support for improvement activities in agreed areas of the Rail Division
- Lead improvement activities across agreed projects using the Six Step Methodology
- Support leaders and managers in the development and delivery of CI plans and support the standardisation of Unipart Way deployment across the Rail Division
- Support the delivery and sustainment of UW model lines across the Rail Division
- Support the implementation of digital innovation through process improvement activity
- Ensure a clear focus on data and quality
- Collate and communicate tangible benefits for process improvement activity
- Facilitate and lead CI activity through root cause to implementation of robust countermeasures and benefit delivery

**LEADING UNIPART WAY (UW) IN THE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS**
- Ensuring alignment of UW principles across business processes and improvement activities
- Being a champion for all UW systems as necessary
- Supporting Operational Stakeholders with UW and CI activity, including attendance at site meetings
- Supporting adherence to the business Quality Management System
- Complete monthly reports on site Unipart Way and Continuous Improvement performance
- Drive the effective use of UW tools across the Division
- Attend regular Divisional Continuous Improvement team meetings to share best practice across the Division

**CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT**
- Coaching and guiding managers and leaders in the deployment of the UW principles and systematic use of UW tools to drive Operational Excellence, Employee Engagement, Organisational Capability, Customer Engagement and Innovation
- Completing regular audits to ensure ongoing use of the UW and to identify opportunities for development and improvement
- Provide hands on coaching and support, through Improvement Projects, to individuals working towards Level 4 and Level 5 Tools Gate to Great journeys
- Support operational managers in the sign off of individuals to Level 4 and Level 5 Tools

**Essential Criteria**:
Experience working in a lean / CI role within a manufacturing environment, leading and driving change and improving processes using CI tools and techniques

Experience delivering complex projects across the value stream

Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and engage with multiple stakeholders at different levels of the organisation

Project management experience - strong planning and organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines / targets

Analytical / data driven

IT literate

Experienced in coaching, training, facilitation and presentation.

**Desirable Criteria**:
Green belt six sigma

SAP experience

Qualification in Engineering

**Who are we?**

Unipart Rail is part of the Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading independent logistics’ companies that employs more than 8,000 employees worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £800 million.

We have a long heritage in the rail industry based on decades of experience, we have continuous improvement plans to embrace innovation in both products and business techniques to ensure that we remain the first and best choice for our customers.

As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Business needs car or car allowance
- Pension and death in service provisions for employees in pension scheme
- 25 Days Hols (plus Bank Holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
- Employee offers and discounts from various retailers
- Cycle to work scheme, recognition events and rewards
- Free car parking & breakfast club