PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ANALYST 4

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, with over 25,000 employees. They are the sole designer, builder, and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. The team is diverse, including skilled trades, project managers, engineers, software developers, solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users, collaborating at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of naval ships. The role of a Process Improvement Analyst 4 involves defining, designing, and implementing continuous improvement programs, ensuring these programs are integrated both vertically and horizontally across the organization. This includes defining improvement projects aligned with business strategies, analyzing program effectiveness and potential results, and facilitating and coaching improvement teams. The analyst is also responsible for establishing and maintaining performance metrics to measure program success and installing process excellence supports for program governance, project reviews, communications, training, certifications, and rewards. Six-sigma certification may be held by the incumbent.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of relevant exempt experience; or Master’s Degree and 8 year of relevant professional experience.
One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate; Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate; Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience; Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience; High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience; High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience.

Nice To Haves

Planning and preparing events
Aligning team goals with organizational strategy
Employing facilitation best practices
Utilizing methodologies such as Process Mapping, Value Stream Mapping, and Root Cause Analysis
Proficiency in Lean tools and DMAIC for structured problem-solving
Experience with Kaizen events (blitzes) to identify and implement real-time improvements
Working with craftsmen and deckplate leadership teams
Collaboration with value stream teams and leadership
Project management skills to coordinate timelines, resources, and deliverables for improvement initiatives
Strong communication skills to foster alignment and secure leadership support

Responsibilities

Defines, designs and implements continuous improvement programs to ensure programs are integrated vertically and horizontally across organization.
Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies.
Analyzes improvement programs and potential results.
Facilitates and coaches improvement teams.
Establishes and maintains performance metrics to measure program success.
Installs process excellence supports for program governance, project reviews, communications, training, certifications and rewards.