Continuous Improvement (CI) Facilitator
Alrode, Johannesburg
Onsite
Purpose of Role: To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the business value chain. To optimize the workflows, reduce costs, and improve quality within various structures of the business.
What we offer: At Weir, we are proud to provide reward on a basis which is fair and attractive, including a competitive benefits package. Through our ‘We are Weir’ framework, we focus on the importance of our people and the contribution they make to our organisation.
- Health & Wellbeing: As a global organisation there isn’t one single solution that will enable us to take a proactive approach to our health and wellbeing. We have built a Health and Wellness framework focusing on Culture & Leadership, Safety & Environmental, Mental Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, Digital Wellbeing and Financial Wellbeing for different parts of the business to bring to life in a way that is most meaningful for them.
- Grow your Own Way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must go down. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
- Be You and Belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where everyone's contribution is recognised and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and govern the WINS strategy and annual improvement plan aligned to business goals (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Inventory, People), including monthly reporting on WINS, OPCO, cost savings and justification, tracking improvement metrics, and creating sustainability initiatives through audits, layered process confirmations, and similar mechanisms.
- Facilitate and embed CI ways of working by leading tiered daily management, Gemba walks, problem‑solving routines, value stream mapping (current and future state) across manufacturing, assembly and warehouse, and coaching supervisors and operators through training on CI tools, problem solving, standard work, and visual controls.
- Support product, process, and system excellence by ensuring routings are conducted in line with engineering product development and NPI, supporting New Product Introduction and engineering changes to ensure manufacturability, standard work, smooth ramp‑up and industrialisation, and implementing effective change management when business changes arise.
- Optimise operational performance by supporting and maintaining WINS frameworks, standards and toolkits; optimising material flow and line balancing; reducing internal logistics waste (transport, motion, waiting); and providing CI input into capex business cases, including layout design, automation justification, and productivity improvements.
- Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or a related field.
- Solid understanding of Lean principles.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification and SAP experience are advantageous.
- 3–5 years’ experience in a Project Management role, including change management and continuous improvement programmes.
- Minimum of 1 year’s leadership experience.
<Must be permanently authorised to work in the country to which you are applying, without sponsorship.>
We are Weir! Founded in 1871, Weir engineers solutions that improve safety, efficiency and sustainability – helping to provide the essential resources needed by a growing world. We are a global family. We are proud of our unique blend of talent, technology and culture. We are here to inspire you to do the best work of your life!
For additional information about what it’s like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page.
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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