Business Improvement Lead - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- lincoln, england, United Kingdom
- £65 - £90 Per Hour
Job Description
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.
Responsibilities
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
Deliver Business Impact
Support Idea Implementation
Build Capability & Coach Others
Stakeholder Engagement
Governance & Sustainability
Requirements
- 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-functional
Technical Skills
- 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
Behavioural Skills
- 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
What Success Looks Like
- 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
Nice to Have
- Experience in complex manufacturing or engineering environments
- Experience with Lean deployment frameworks
- Coaching or training experience
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character-no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Rewards/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
- 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 platform
- Access to a variety of employee resource groups