Course description
Leading the deployment of improvement & sustainability strategies
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
The role of Improvement Specialist is typically office-based but involves working wherever their improvement activities are focused, for example they could be delivering training in a classroom environment, they could be working on the shop-floor or at a supplier premises.
Roles are commonly found in all industry sectors and functions including Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication, Retail, Finance, Food, Drink, Travel and Leisure, Local and County Councils, NHS, Voluntary / Charity, Utilities, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance and Hospitality. Job titles associated with the Specialist occupation include, but are not limited to: Business Improvement Expert, Continuous Improvement Consultant, Process Excellence Manager, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Business Improvement Consultant, Business Transformation Consultant, Environmental Manager, Engineer (Environmental, Mechanical, Geotechnical, Civil, Chemical, etc.), Environmental Data Analyst, Environmental Health and Safety Manager.
Training Course Content
- Leading the local deployment of improvement strategy; supporting delivery of business goals, for example they may model critical process inputs to enable root causes of complex problems to be verified or they may develop bespoke measurement processes to enable the collection of good-quality data in support of change
- Providing technical expertise in structured Improvement methods and advanced tools such as Multiple Regression and Designed Experiments to analyse relationships between inputs and outputs
- Leading advanced and/or cross-functional Improvement projects such as process re-engineering and change programmes reducing energy consumption/waste; or reducing defects on complex products.
- Co-ordinating Practitioner-level Improvement training, activities and projects; for example, they may deliver Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training and coaching to an awarding body accreditation standard
- Coaching, mentoring and communicating with Improvement Practitioners, business leaders and stakeholders