Business Improvement Lead - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Business Excellence

Purpose of the Role:
The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt will lead high-impact improvement initiatives across the organisation, driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This role plays a key part in embedding a culture of continuous improvement, enhancing operational performance, and developing capability across teams through coaching and mentoring.

• Lead Improvement Projects
• Lead cross-functional Lean and Six Sigma (DMAIC) projects
• Identify improvement opportunities and translate them into structured initiatives
• Deliver measurable and sustainable business results
• Apply data-driven problem-solving and root cause analysis
• Drive Lean Deployment
• Support the deployment of Lean practices across operational areas
• Facilitate workshops such as Value Stream Mapping and process improvement sessions
• Improve flow, eliminate waste, and enhance process efficiency
• Support daily management and visual management practices
• Deliver Business Impact
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste
• Ensure initiatives are aligned with business priorities
• Work closely with Finance and operational teams to validate benefits
• Support Idea Implementation
• Help translate employee ideas into implemented improvements
• Support improvement campaigns and focused Kaizen activities
• Increase the rate of idea-to-implementation conversion
• Build Capability & Coach Others
• Coach and support employees in problem-solving and continuous improvement tools
• Deliver training sessions in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Mentor teams to sustain improvements and build ownership
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation
• Influence and support leaders to adopt continuous improvement practices
• Governance & Sustainability
• Track and report project progress and outcomes
• Ensure improvements are sustained through control plans and standardisation
• Maintain high-quality documentation and structured project execution

• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience delivering improvement projects with measurable outcomes
• Experience in a manufacturing or operational environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working cross-functionally

• Lean tools (Value Stream Mapping, standard work, visual management)
• Six Sigma methodologies (DMAIC, root cause analysis, statistical tools)
• Data analysis (Excel, Minitab or similar)
• Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement

• Strong influencing and communication skills
• Ability to work with and challenge stakeholders constructively
• Structured, data-driven mindset
• High level of ownership and accountability
• Passion for continuous improvement and developing others

• Delivery of impactful and sustainable improvements
• Increased adoption of continuous improvement practices
• Strong engagement with operational teams
• Improved efficiency, quality, and flow across processes
• Development of capability within teams

• Experience in complex manufacturing or engineering environments
• Experience with Lean deployment frameworks
• Coaching or training experience

Reports to:

Head of Business Excellence

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups