Senior Lead Specialist, Continuous Improvement

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

The Senior Lead Specialist, Continous Improvement is responsible for driving process optimization, efficiency, and structured problem solving at Westinghouse locations around the globe. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading Lean Six-Sigma/Continuous Improvement initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and delivering measurable results.  Able to travel up to 20% of the time, including international. This is a US only remote role.

Your Day to Day:

• Partner with leadership in the selection, prioritization, and deployment of key continuous improvement projects across the organization
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute and deliver multiple continuous improvement projects across the organization using DMAIC process and Lean Six-Sigma tools
• Lead Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt training at Westinghouse facilities in the US and in Europe
• Identify and lead Kaizen Events throughout Westinghouse to optimize complex business and manufacturing processes, improving quality, productivity, and cost performance
• Act as a change agent to promote a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring adoption and sustainment of continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization
• Regularly report progress, challenges, and successes to senior leadership, aligning initiatives with strategic business objectives
• Provide mentoring, and coaching on use of Lean and Six-Sigma tools and methodologies

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent experience.  Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Lean Six-Sigma and process improvement; 10-15 years typical
• Certified Master Black Belt in Lean Six-Sigma. Will consider those with Black Belt certification actively pursuing Master Black Belt certification.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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