Continuous Improvement Specialist La Spezia

Continuous Improvement Specialist
La Spezia
Liguria, La Spezia

Based in La Spezia office (remote working applicable up to 75% monthly), as part of the Strategy & Transformation Department, we're looking for a Continuous improvement specialist who can combine technical expertise with strong communication skills to contribute on building and sustaining our operational excellence system.

**Main responsibilities will concern**:

Lead Problem Solving program to support areas on A3 approach

Support Strategy cascading process and routines meeting development within departments (Hoshin Kanri approach)

Establish Process Management Framework to support areas on continuous improvement initiatives

Support in Lean Agile Transformation Framework implementation

Support capability development at all organization levels coordinating trainings, certifications, workshops and giving inputs for the upskilling of leaders and specialists across the company

**Requirements**:

BSc or MSc University Degree (Business, Engineering)

Openness to learn and desire to take up new challenges

The ability to build reliable, interpersonal relationships and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across entire organization

Eagerness to share own knowledge

Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and flexibility

Ability to conduct presentations, workshops, trainings and public speaking

Experience with process/performance indicators and process mapping

Participation in continuous improvement and problem-solving projects or initiatives

Problem solving mindset and knowledge of some tools and techniques (i. e.

: Kaizen, PDCA, A3, 5Whys, 5W+1H, Ishikawa)

Proficiency in English both speaking and writing

**Nice to have**:

Experience in Lean Management - Practical knowledge of Lean tools

- Lean, Project Management and Agile Certifications (Greenbelt, Blackbelt, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, PgMP etc. )

is a plus

Agile knowledge (Familiarity with agile development methodologies like Scrum or Kanban)

Jira proficiency (or willingness to learn)

Previous experience as Lean specialist / CI specialist / Process optimizator / PM / Business Analyst / Process Analyst

Analytical thinking skills