Senior Analyst, Continuous Improvement

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate CI projects and structured RCA workshops focused on defect elimination, cost reduction, and reliability improvement.
• Standardize CI and RCA tools, templates, and reporting mechanisms across the organization.
• Ensure CAPA actions are properly defined, implemented, and validated for effectiveness.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead cross-functional initiatives aligned with business performance goals.

Defect, Waste, and Risk Reduction

• Analyze data to identify trends and systemic issues impacting quality, cost, and safety.
• Partner with functional leaders to implement sustainable improvements that address root causes.
• Drive programs that improve cost of quality (COQ), process reliability, and environmental and safety performance.

Knowledge Management & Lessons Learned

• Capture and document RCAs, CAPAs, and improvement projects to build a central knowledge repository.
• Share best practices, lessons learned, and improvement outcomes across business units.
• Integrate CI learning into design standards, standard operating procedures, and training materials.

Culture & Capability Building

• Train and coach cross-functional teams on Lean methods, RCA techniques, and structured problem-solving tools (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone, A3).
• Build CI capability at all organizational levels to promote proactive issue resolution and continuous learning.
• Foster a culture that embraces data-driven decision-making and accountability for improvement.

Performance Management

• Track and report on improvement results, KPIs, and CI project performance.
• Quantify financial and operational benefits achieved through CI and RCA initiatives.
• Provide visibility to leadership through dashboards, metrics, and progress updates.