Regional Lean Expert

The Regional Lean Expert is a Lean Thinker and Lean Leader with a deep understanding of Lean Transformation. They play a central role in developing and supporting the organization into a Lean enterprise based upon GKN Aerospace Lean Operating Model and it Three Brilliant Basics. They will support, coach, influence and train Leadership Teams and site LEAN Deployment Leaders at their assigned sites, ensuring rigor and fidelity to the site Lean Deployment Plan, developing the site Lean competence to a level that makes it self-sufficient in the Lean Operating Model.

The Regional Lean Expert is supporting the development of Lean expertise within all of their allocated sites, supporting high performing Lean expertise, certification at the appropriate level as needed.

•    Role modeling a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace Great Place to Work value drivers and Culture Principles
•    Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied across GKN and that all locations are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment.
•    Supporting the development of first-class leaders who are readily able to progress to the next level of leadership, when required, and who embody the GKNA culture principles.
•    Supporting their allocated sites to achieve a effective and efficient LEAN way of workingCoaching Site Leadership teams and Site Lean Deployment Leaders in their deployment of the Lean way of working  and the associated site improvements projects and Kaizen Events, in alignment with Breakthrough Plans.
•    Ensuring alignment of internal and any appropriate external resources on the use of the GKN Aerospace Lean way of working and itsterminology and methodology
•    Actively sharing best practice sharing across site and regions, building knowledge and best practice networks both internally and externally, developing self as a thought leader in the field of Lean Thinking and Leadership
•    Developing deep Lean Expertise across their assigned Performance Centers, ensuring that they become self-sufficient in running the Lean way of working, training and coaching to certification, at all levels of the Lean Learning Academy..
•    Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:
•    The company Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
•    Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government Export Control regulations