About this role
Key Outputs
- Support the Operational Excellence team to achieve the Business Units BBS commitments.
- Analyse Data to unlock cost saving opportunities.
- Help develop the relevant metrics, financial justification and valuation for BBS initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for replication of best practices.
- Deliver the required BBS concepts training to various teams, as required, within a Business Unit.
- Actively facilitate the drive for improvement in process metrics, target financial benefits and achieve company goals.
- Deliver Ad hoc assigned projects.
- Highlight timeously any barriers to the delivery of BBS to the Business Unit Lead.
- Facilitate and support change management and the necessary guidance for the implementation.
- of new/revised solutions.
- Excellence team and Business Unit leadership as required.
- Ensure BBS is operating as per standard within the area of responsibility which would include daily assistance with the management of the process control boards at the Gemba.
- Support the required BBS cultural change.
- Assist event team leaders in preparation to close out A3.
- Assist with the preparation of the monthly Mission Control updates.
- Facilitate PSE and RIE through 9-week cycle and ensure A3 closure.
- Building reports for KPI monitoring using Power BI.
- Coach first line managers on Lean tools
Qualification, Experience and Competencies
Minimum Required Qualification:
- Grade 12
- NQF 6 qualification (Industrial/ Mechanical Engineering related qualification, Data analytics)
- Bronze certified/trained (Or equivalent validated lean Experience/ accreditation)
- Knowledge of Power BI and other Data analytics tools.
- Valid Driver’s Licence
Advantageous:
- Project management, operations management related qualification
Minimum Required Experience:
- Ability to create Power BI reports
- Clear understanding of requirements for behavior and technical coaching / facilitation
- 3 years’ experience in similar role
- Knowledge and experience with continuous improvement methodologies
- Proficient in data analysis and process mapping tools to highlight failure points
- Ability to quickly analyse and interpret performance data, identify trends, and establish root causes
- Strong business analysis skills, especially in the areas of process improvement and re-engineering
- Ability to set out, monitor and track benefits and outcomes
- Building a bottom-up culture of continuous improvement in the business
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands and shift priorities
- Participation and facilitation in rapid improvement event (RIE’s)
- Demonstrated experience as a lean/continuous improvement (lean, theory of constraints, TPM, Six Sigma) is advantageous
- Successful demonstration of medium-to-complex project management/implementation
- Advanced computer literacy skills (MS Office)
Minimum Required Competencies:
- Problem solving (L3); analytical thinking (L3); written and
- Verbal communication (L3); conflict management (L3); influencing and negotiation (L2); drive,
- Energy and Initiative (results-Focus) (L3); practical execution management (planning,
- Organising and monitoring (L3); developing people (L2); programmes and project management
- (L3); professional / technical competence (L2)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Analytical and attention to detail
Preference will be given to candidates that:
- Silver Certified
- Advanced data analysis skills