Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

• $128,755 per annum + superannuation
• Full Time, Ongoing
• Geelong (Hybrid working model)

Are you a passionate & experienced Continuous Improvement professional looking to take the next step in your career development?  This opportunity will see you partner with business areas across our organisation, to support our mission of improving the efficiency & effectiveness of our business processes & improving our employees' experience.

Join an organisation that is passionate about reducing workplace harm & improving outcomes for injured workers.

About the role

The WorkSmart Division improves the way we work by empowering and enabling employees to be more productive, collaborative, efficient and effective, and sits within the People, Culture and Corporate Business Unit, comprising two streams: Continuous Improvement and WorkSafe Ways of Working.

The Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist works in the Continuous Improvement (CI) team which partners with Business Units and Divisions across WorkSafe to identify, prioritize and resolve process improvement opportunities to ensure processes are efficient and effective. This role supports the review, development and implementation of Continuous Improvement processes focussed upon increasing efficiency and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Works with the Continuous Improvement Lead to develop and implement the Continuous Improvement strategy and roadmap across the business.
• Manage a portfolio of Continuous Improvement initiatives, ranging in complexity, across multiple business units and coordinate Continuous Improvement Analysts’ workload, ensuring all Continuous Improvement activity is aligned with the organisation's vision and strategic priorities.
• Lead and facilitate end to end complex cross functional process improvement projects.
• Lead the identification and documentation of Continuous Improvement opportunities to address process deficiencies through consultation with business and technology stakeholders, vendors and clients, developing a prioritised list of recommendations.
• Produce quality and meaningful Continuous Improvement artefacts including problem statements and, integrated process and customer journey maps to support capability uplift.
• Communicate Continuous Improvement outcomes and impacts so these are well understood and agreed by all impacted stakeholders and business owners.
• Through facilitation of training, coaching, mentoring and support build capability within business units to review work processes and identify improvements using Continuous Improvement principles and techniques.

About you

• Demonstrated experience in driving Continuous Improvement programs using Lean Six Sigma methodologies in medium to large organisations.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and written and oral communication skills, particularly in the provision and presentation of expert and high-quality advice and recommendations to senior management, facilitation of Continuous Improvement workshops, and engaging staff with process data analysis.
• Proven experience in training and coaching Continuous Improvement tools & methodologies.
• Advanced computer skills, research and data analysis capability, using Microsoft Office products, ICT systems, collaboration and productivity applications and Continuous or Business Improvement tools.
• Excellent project management skills including the ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and multiple projects to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification, or relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent level of experience in related disciplines such as human resources, business management or project management.

       Desirable:

• PRINCE2, AGILE, Human Centered Design, Scrum Master Qualifications at any level.
• Change Management Certifications, Eg PROSCI.
• Cert IV in Training and Assessment.

What’s next?

Applications close at 11:00pm on Friday 2nd February 2024. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only people with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position. You may be required to undergo a National Police Check (and/or Medical Assessment) as part of the recruitment process.

Working with Us

At WorkSafe, we aspire for every employee to feel connected, safe and valued in their team, for teams to feel valued in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be valued in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is the key to delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community and strongly encourage applications from all people, including First Nations people and people with disability, diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, sexualities and genders. 

About us

WorkSafe's Strategy has our core purpose front of mind – reducing workplace harm and improving outcomes for injured workers. We don’t shy away from the importance of our purpose to the Victorian community, that’s why we have a stated ambition to be world leading.

We want Victoria to be the safest place to work in Australia and one of the safest in the world; and we aspire to be a world leader in return to work after a workplace injury.

WorkSafe are striving to build a diverse workforce that reflects the Victorian community we serve.