Ses Site Lean Lead

**Company Description**
Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Develops and executes SES Lean strategy within Division Site and/or Value Stream. Lean methodology is focused on building a disciplined operational review and execution system at value stream and site level. This is a key role in leading and driving cultural change in operational and business transformation environment. This position requires excellent organizational, prioritization and facilitation skills, the ability to work independently and partner with business leaders and key stakeholders in identifying and executing continuous improvement in all operational and functional areas.

**What you'll do -**
- Develops and executes LEAN strategy for their site, value stream and business.
- Build LEAN capabilities within Smiths in alignment with SES strategy. Collaborate with Division Lean colleagues to train practitioners, support cross-functional Kaizens and act as Lean SME for Lean development programs.
- Train operational and functional teams in Lean principles, methodology, and tools.
- Facilitates the development and deployment of a disciplined Daily Management System incorporating Leader Standard Work, Visual Management and Daily Accountability
- Partner with all functions to develop cross-functional end-to-end value stream maps to capture current state, define future state with a roadmap of actions to improve customer performance and achieve business objectives.
- Coach projects focused on improvements in customer performance, increased throughput and speed, reduced cycle times/lead times and productivity improvement.
- Coach site leadership team & employees through regular Gemba walks to drive continuous improvement
- Utilize best practices and data to influence leaders and teams to achieve positive business results.
- Identifies, promotes, and disseminates out-of-the-box Lean thinking and best practices, supports and coaches during SES strategy workshops and project implementations.
- Plays a role in facilitating the effectiveness of the enterprise-wide SES deployment including: active participation in the global Community of Practice, sharing of best practices, supporting the success of other belts and other duties to enable the success of SES at Smiths.
- Functions as a catalyst for a culture of excellence including: Customer focus, data-driven decision-making, ownership of processes and operational metrics, Lean Six Sigma as Smiths’ Way of Working, and Servant Leadership to create an inclusive continuous improvement environment.

**Qualifications** What you'll definitely need -**
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5 years of demonstrable and extensive LEAN leadership.
- 5 years facilitating large-scale strategic initiatives.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Highly seasoned and experienced LEAN leader a practitioner with a proven track record of end-to-end value stream management (e.g., operations, administration, customer-facing).
- 5 years of experience in Lean Management Systems within medium or large company.
- Experience leading and creating high-performing teams and championing change.
- Leadership - ability to formulate and communicate clear vision and sense of direction and mobilize people.
- Communication - ability to effectively influence and articulate using different channels (verbal and written). Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Facilitating - ability to organize and facilitate multidisciplinary teams through structured workshops (strategic session, Kaizens, problem solving sessions).
- Change management - ability to communicate a need for change, create all necessary conditions for successful change and overcome different forms of resistance.
- Coaching - ability to coach people to develop their skills and abilities to achieve agreed upon objectives.
- Training - ability to identify and formulate training needs and assure training execution and follow up.
- Problem solving - ability to coach and support leaders and teams in using data to drive problem solving
- Willing to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes.