About this role
# Job Description Summary
Establish and continuously improve the standardized processes connecting GSI Operations and Manufacturing Units.
Job Description
Key responsibilities:
•Establish standard work and governance.
•Identify process gaps and improvement opportunities.
•Coordinate cross-functional process alignment.
•Drive continuous improvement / Lean initiatives.
•Establish process compliance and maturity assessments.
•Support digitalization and standardization of operational tools.
•Ensure lessons learned are implemented across Manufacturing Units.
Key deliverables:
•GSI–Manufacturing process framework.
•Standard operating procedures.
•Governance and escalation model.
•Process maturity assessments.
•Continuous improvement roadmap.
Candidate Requirements
Education
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Management, Project Management or a related field.
Years of Experience
- Minimum: 2–5 years of experience in manufacturing, operational excellence, or process improvement roles.
- Ideal: Experience in multi-site manufacturing environments where standardization and cross-functional alignment were key objectives.
Technical Skills & Background
- Operational Excellence: expertise in Lean methodologies (Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping) and process design.
- Governance & Standardization: Proven experience in developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process frameworks, and establishing governance models (roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths).
- Digitalization: Experience supporting the transition from manual processes to digital tools.
- Process Auditing: Experience designing and executing process maturity assessments and capability models to track organizational progress.
- Change Management: Ability to drive adoption of new standards across diverse business units and influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
- Tool Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, complex formulas).
- Proficiency in data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) for building and maintaining executive-level dashboards.
- Reporting: Proven ability to synthesize complex operational data into concise, high-level presentations for executive leadership.
Core Competencies
- Systems Thinking: Ability to see the "big picture" and ensure that process improvements at the local level align with the global manufacturing framework.
- Facilitation: Strong ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and lead workshops to identify process gaps and "lessons learned."
- Strategic Planning: Competency in building multi-year continuous improvement roadmaps.
- Analytical & Data-Driven: Ability to use performance data to prioritize improvement opportunities and validate maturity assessments.
Permanent UK Work Permit required
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No