Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Business Excellence
Purpose of the Role
The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt will lead high-impact improvement initiatives across the organisation, driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
This role plays a key part in embedding a culture of continuous improvement, enhancing operational performance, and developing capability across teams through coaching and mentoring.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead Improvement Projects
- Lead cross-functional Lean and Six Sigma (DMAIC) projects
- Identify improvement opportunities and translate them into structured initiatives
- Deliver measurable and sustainable business results
- Apply data-driven problem-solving and root cause analysis
2. Drive Lean Deployment
- Support the deployment of Lean practices across operational areas
- Facilitate workshops such as Value Stream Mapping and process improvement sessions
- Improve flow, eliminate waste, and enhance process efficiency
- Support daily management and visual management practices
3. Deliver Business Impact
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste
- Ensure initiatives are aligned with business priorities
- Work closely with Finance and operational teams to validate benefits
4. Support Idea Implementation
- Help translate employee ideas into implemented improvements
- Support improvement campaigns and focused Kaizen activities
- Increase the rate of idea-to-implementation conversion
5. Build Capability & Coach Others
- Coach and support employees in problem-solving and continuous improvement tools
- Deliver training sessions in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Mentor teams to sustain improvements and build ownership
6. Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
- Facilitate workshops with stakeholders at different levels of the organisation
- Influence and support leaders to adopt continuous improvement practices
7. Governance & Sustainability
- Track and report project progress and outcomes
- Ensure improvements are sustained through control plans and standardisation
- Maintain high-quality documentation and structured project execution
Required Experience
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience delivering improvement projects with measurable outcomes
- Experience in a manufacturing or operational environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience working cross-functionally
Technical Skills
- Lean tools (Value Stream Mapping, standard work, visual management)
- Six Sigma methodologies (DMAIC, root cause analysis, statistical tools)
- Data analysis (Excel, Minitab or similar)
- Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement
Behavioural Skills
- Strong influencing and communication skills
- Ability to work with and challenge stakeholders constructively
- Structured, data-driven mindset
- High level of ownership and accountability
- Passion for continuous improvement and developing others
What Success Looks Like
- Delivery of impactful and sustainable improvements
- Increased adoption of continuous improvement practices
- Strong engagement with operational teams
- Improved efficiency, quality, and flow across processes
- Development of capability within teams
Nice to Have
- Experience in complex manufacturing or engineering environments
- Experience with Lean deployment frameworks
- Coaching or training experience
Reporting Line
Reports to: Head of Business Excellence
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Rewards/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
- Opportunities to work with a global team
- Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
- Medical benefits
- Remote/Flexible work
- Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
- Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
- Access to a variety of employee resource groups
