Regional Continuous Improvement Leader

**Description**

**Hitachi Energy is looking for a Regional Continuous Improvement Leader to join our international team for our Grid Automation Business Unit, across the UK and Europe. Driving sustainable and transformational change in a wide variety of identified business areas. Making a direct impact to our operational efficiency and delivering associated cost savings across all our business operations across Hub Europe Grid Automation.**

Ideally, you’ll have a working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma strategies and principles. Plus, experience of conducting cycles of learning & running projects utilizing Six Sigma methodology. As you champion change, you’ll have a clear understanding of success factors, market requirements, threats and opportunities and you’ll be able to encourage, guide and support internal stakeholders at all levels - so that their understanding and appreciation of the benefits are realized on a personal level as they engage wholeheartedly on the continuous improvement journey with you. Ours is a people business where hearts and minds are convinced and changed through close collaboration.

As our Regional Continuous Improvement leader, you will pioneer transformation and operational excellence and make a valuable contribution to our business, which is an excellent platform to accelerate your career. Your future starts today

**Your responsibilities**
- Serving as a change agent within the designated geography as well as within the Global PG Division Continuous Improvement function
- Continually challenging conventional thinking and drives accountability for operational results for all locations and organizational structures in-scope including lead time, inventory, cost etc.
- Teaching Continuous Improvement thinking & the potential to undertake DMAIC projects.
- Coaching & mentoring Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence and Quality Leaders across the geography.
- Responsible for ensuring that the Leading Operating Model (Lighthouse Framework) deployment across various sites and functions within the geography in line with agreed targets and plans.
- Supported delivery of key projects across the Hub as a L6S coach and mentor
- Delivery of the CI HUB Europe strategy and accountable for achieving strategic targets and milestones.

**Your background**
- Experience in areas such as manufacturing, engineering, materials management, quality, and process improvements.
- Track record of delivering breakthrough results impacting the bottom line
- Developing strategy and translating into actionable plans & driving sustainable change through influence
- Experience of being a Change Agent challenging conventional thinking, approach and methodology and driving improvements
- Leading teams through influence without authority Experience working with and developing a Lean Production System (or similar)
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing or Six Sigma strategies and principles
- Conducting cycles of learning & kaizen events. Clear understanding of success factors, market requirements, threats and opportunities of supported business and markets
- Able to efficiently multi-task initiatives such as trainings, lead kaizen events, follow up activities, reports etc.
- Effective communicator at all levels of the organization including senior leaders.
- Project Management skills - Meets deadlines, follows up and escalates late actions, closes gaps before issues escalate.
- Providing weekly progress updates to leadership groups
- Able to develop training plans and ensure 100% sustainment of all items.
- Solution focus with exceptional problem-solving skills

**Hitachi Energy are pioneers in sustainable energy solutions at a time when it matters most. We place people at the heart of our success so that together we achieve**.