Lean Business Specialist (FTC)

556041320401 Phadia AB

Location: Uppsala
Work arrangement: On-site
Job type: Full-time
Posted Oct 20

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Key skills in this ad

Skills and tools

Manufacturing
Cleaning
Lean
Kanban
Laboratory
Project management
Power BI
Procurement
Game development

Experience

2 years’ experience

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

About this role

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office

Job Description

Join our team as a Lean Business Specialist (PPI Business Systems Specialist) and contribute to continuous improvement across Thermo Fisher Scientific. You'll implement our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System to enhance operational excellence, improve efficiency, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. support a culture of continuous improvement that enables our employees to develop better processes.

You'll help achieve significant results in quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction while supporting our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

*Please note that this position is offered on a 6-month fixed-term contract basis.*

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate Value Stream Mapping (VSM) activities to identify process inefficiencies, eliminate waste, and develop actionable improvement plans
Apply Lean methodologies and tools, including 5S, Standardized Work, Kaizen, and 3P diagnostic frameworks, to optimize processes and drive operational excellence
Support site leadership and cross-functional teams in implementing Lean initiatives and continuous improvement activities across the site
Identify opportunities for process improvements; plan and facilitate Kaizen workshops and continuous improvement events, translating findings into practical action plans and best tools for measurable outcomes
Drive change management and stakeholder engagement activities to promote adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working
Apply appropriate Lean tools and methodologies to address operational challenges and support process improvements
Deliver Lean training and provide practical coaching to teams to strengthen Lean capabilities and promote a continuous improvement mindset, including via Gemba walks
Validating savings resulting from projects with Finance, e.g. in new efficiencies
Support day-to-day management activities by coaching teams on Lean principles and best practices
Monitor and support improvements in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and operational performance against process improvements
Collaborate across functions and organizational levels to foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence
Partake in Kanban audits

Requirements

Advanced Degree plus 1 year’s experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 2 years’ experience leading continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing, laboratory, or regulated environment
Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Business, Operations or related field
Additional certifications or experience in Project Management, Process Improvement methodologies or Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Knowledge of Lean methodologies including value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, and Kaizen facilitation
Proficiency in data analysis, problem-solving techniques and root cause analysis
Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder engagement skills with ability to work effectively at all organisational levels
Adaptable, with ability to work independently while collaborating across matrix organisation
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite; preferably with experience in PowerBI, Minitab or similar tools
Experience in cGMP/regulated environment advantageous

What We Offer

Meaningful, Visible Work: Direct involvement in a live Lean Transformation initiative with real operational impact from day one
Professional Growth: Opportunity to deepen and apply a full Lean toolkit in a regulated environment
Collaborative, specialist team with cross-site reach who perform and develop together
Good potential onward opportunities for candidates showing good potential

*As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.*

Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary [stories](https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/discover-our-stories) and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell?

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

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