Continuous Improvement Lead - Cork, Carrigtwohill Anngrove North SEO

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Continuous Improvement Lead:

Role: Permanent & Hybrid

Location: Can be based across any of our Ireland sites in Cork & Limerick.

Position Summary:

This individual contributor role is an exciting opportunity to drive continuous improvement and lean within New Product Introduction for Advanced Operations TECS (Trauma & Extremities, Craniomaxillofacial and Spine) and will involve:

• Deploying lean tools and coaching project teams on the principles of continuous improvement and lean, inspiring a bottom-up approach of 1% better every day.

• Influencing change and making recommendations to set direction for a top-down approach to continuous improvement and lean.

• Facilitating Kaizen workshops and sponsoring initiatives to improve business and manufacturing processes, and to reduce cost and time to market.

• Working as part of Advanced Operations’ global continuous improvement team, to set the strategy and advance the culture globally.

What you will do:

• Drive the development, assessment, recommendations, and implementation of continuous improvement/re-engineering initiatives to simplify processes, eliminate waste, reduce operational risk and achieve cost efficiencies in the new product introduction process. 

• Lead events and activities using Kaizen, Managing for Daily Improvement, A3 problem solving, and other suitable methodologies.

• Develop a customer-focused CI framework that documents and monitors performances. Support initiatives through robust data driven analytics.

• Train, coach, and mentor designated teams and individuals within the business on lean concepts and support the business to meet/exceed budgets.

• Provide management support to remove barriers and facilitate conflict resolution in matrix organization. 

• Partner with leadership and Project Management Organisation to define and measure relevant KPIs. 

What You Need:

• Bachelors Degree

• 6+ years in a technical background ideally (also open to business)

• High energy and change management mindset

• Technically and organizationally curious and knowledgeable

• Lean Leader/Six Sigma (certification preferred)

• Project Management skills (certification preferred)

• 4-7 years’ experience with defining and executing continuous improvement initiatives

• 3-5 years’ experience in a regulated industry

• Ability to work in team oriented environment and creating strong alliances

• Ability to manage multiple programs

• Experience and track record of success in the rollout of continuous improvement programs at the division level.

• A true change agent who can lead diverse groups across the organization in implementing new programs and ideas.

Travel Percentage: 10%