Continuous Improvement Specialist ML2/SB1
Salary: £44,000 to £65,000
37 hours
At Northern, we play a vital role across the
North by providing a reliable and friendly train service that connects hundreds
of thousands of people to work, leisure, education and more. Our customers
trust us with over 2,300 services every weekday, and we travel to almost 550
destinations.
But our vision is about more than just train
travel. It's about setting a new standard for customer experiences. And that
means building a different kind of workplace. One that values individuality and
celebrates differences. Somewhere we can work together, have fun, and get stuck
in to making our customers lives easier. A place that goes out of its way to
create incredible opportunities for everyone to grow, and be the best we can be
every single day.
So, if you're smart, forward thinking,
passionate and full of fresh ideas like we are, you could play your part in
making it happen.
As a Continuous Improvement Specialist in
this brand new role, you'll work closely with our depot, outstation &
central functions working directly for the Head of Production to deploy Lean
strategies, introduce and champion lean thinking, principles, tools, techniques
and initiatives. Taking a lead in making change happen, you'll be responsible
for driving an exciting culture shift that challenges the way we work and
focuses on creating and growing a modern and efficient rail engineering team. One
that not only reaches best in class performance - but maintains it.
Day to day, you will be responsible for the
practical implementation of continuous improvement activities through planning,
delivering, training, coaching & mentoring our teams And you'll develop new
ways to communicate the benefits of problem solving, increased performance,
continuous improvement, and lean deployment.
We're looking for someone who's already proven
themselves in a similar continuous improvement role with experience of working
in a recognised Lean organisation, and who now wants to test their skills
across a much bigger challenge. So, you'll be an expert in your field and have
experience in implementing lean
principles, and experience or qualifications in
coaching or mentoring.
A natural leader, people manager and team
player, you're passionate about lean and continuous improvement techniques, you
can communicate effectively at all levels, and you've got the energy to make a
real impact on our business.
In return, you'll be able to make the most of:
*Free Travel on Northern services for you and your family*
*75% discount on all other Train Operating Companies leisure
services*
*Pension Scheme
*A generous holiday entitlement
*Maternity and Paternity Benefits - above the statutory minimum
*Full uniform for frontline facing roles Employee Assistance
Programme - operating 24/7, giving a wide range of advice, support and useful
information for employees
*And many more!
*Terms and conditions apply.
Our selection Process:
Our selection process is designed to make
joining Northern as smooth as possible. It helps us decide whether you're the
right person to deliver a great service to our customers. And it can also help
you make sure we're the right team for you, too.
Northern is an equal opportunities employer and
a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Apply online now:
If you're ready to join a workplace where you
can focus on being yourself and being your best, we'd love to hear from you.
Whoever you are and whatever your background, there's a great chance that
you'll fit right in at Northern.
The first thing you need to do is complete our
online application form and tell us a little bit more about yourself. Once we
have all your details, we'll be in touch to let you know what happens next.
Important: Northern reserves the right to close the advert before
the published closing date, if high volumes of applications are received. In
this situation partially completed applications will not be progressed forward
or given extra time to complete
