Productivity Improvement Analyst

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Productivity Improvement Analyst | Bella Vista

About Us

At Woolworths, spreading the joy of food to our customers is the reason we do what we do. We live it, we breathe it. Woolworths offers real opportunities for career development, for those who love food and putting a smile on a customer’s face.

So if you’re someone who leads by example and strives to be better every day, then we would love to hear from you.

About the opportunity

Reporting to the National Workforce Productivity Manager, you will provide key inputs into the continuous improvement of business processes, produce plans that will realise opportunities for business and productivity improvement and support development of direct wages targets based on engineered standards that reflect business expectations.

This position is based at our support office in Norwest Business Park, Bella Vista.

In this role, you will:

• Conduct work measurement studies, including data collection and analysis

• Conduct process mapping, with input to standard operating procedure and process improvement

• Conduct benchmarking performance and propose staffing efficiencies

• Complete labour modelling to identify and validate process and productivity improvements

• Assist in increase labour performance; develop recommendations and initiatives that generate long-term sustainable change

• Perform work measurement to develop engineered standards that enable store specific staffing targets

• Become trained and skilled in work measurement - MOST

• Build and deliver simple tools and processes into stores to enable simple and effective control of wages, hours and overall productivity

• Investigate, analyse and report on productivity issues / opportunities

• Lead and own the end to end of the diagnostics and reviews

To be considered for this role you should have the following:

• Degree qualified in Engineering (Industrial/systems preferred)

• Good analytical, presentation, planning and organisational skills

• Ideally you will have knowledge of Six-Sigma or Lean methodologies

• Considerable skills in networking and influencing

• Positive and confident manner with ability to confront and challenge resistance and issues

• Change management experience preferred

• High level communication skills with ability to influence and build rapport at all levels

• Advanced skills in MS Office

What we can offer you:

• Attractive Remuneration Package - including base salary, super and incentive scheme

• Added Benefits including staff discount, free secure parking, corporate healthcare options, fitness centre, onsite supermarket and a choice of in-house cafes

• Training and Education - we pride ourselves in helping you realise your potential.

• An exciting career - as our business grows so do the opportunities for our people

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