Safran+ Engineer

Job description

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defense markets. Safran has a global presence, with more than 58,000 employees and sales of 16.5 billion euros in 2017. Working alone or in partnership, Safran holds world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.
In February 2018, Safran took control of Zodiac Aerospace, significantly expanding its aircraft equipment activities. Zodiac Aerospace has 32,500 employees and generated sales of 5.1 billion euros for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2017.

Safran is ranked among the Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters and is featured on the "Happy at work" rankings. The Group places fourth on the Universum ranking for the favorite companies of newly-qualified engineers in France.

Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world leaders in aerospace electrical systems, No. 1 for wiring and No. 2 for electrical systems. As a pivotal player in the 'more electric' aircraft, the company boasts more than 13,000 employees dotted across 12 countries.  

Job details

Main domain/Job field

Support functions - Improvement Initiatives

Job title

Safran+ Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Number of hours per week

37

Job description

Ensure the deployment, implementation and the animation of the Safran+ improvement initiative for one of the departments of the site.
FUNCTIONS (Before Black Belt certification)
- Facilitate and animate a series of Accelerated Improvement Workshops (AIW - Kaizen workshops) in the Department
- Be proactive and a creative force, within the allocated department , to identify new projects that help improve operational performance and use innovative solutions on ongoing projects
- Animate and support 5S, I See I Do, and EDI in their allocated departments
- Support the White Belt training plan
- Organizing the necessary benchmark in order to improve the performance in the dedicated area
- Identifying and deploying standard tools, processes and practices
FUNCTIONS in addition to the above (after Black Belt certification)
- Run as a project leader at least one major project a year (Black Belt project aiming to solve complex problems, reengineer a production line or a process…)
- Coach and support the Green belts on their projects on the lean-sigma approach and tools

Travel specifictity

Desired profile

As Required

Candidate skills & requirements

 Good knowledge of the lean-sigma techniques (Approach, DMAIC, Lean Principals)
 Preferably Green Belt or Black Belt trained (Safran standard or other)
 Strong sense of contact and communication skills, trainer and coaching capacities
 Leadership, ability to animate workshops and lead the change.

Note - We require evidence of written English at interview stage. This will be through providing certification of a formal English or technical qualification studied in the UK or overseas in English. If this cannot be provided you will be required to complete and pass an online SHL English comprehension test as part of the interview process