Continuous improvement is a business strategy that involves the evaluation and revision of processes, methods and practices. The goal of continuous improvement is to make periodic changes to increase the efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of business operations using key tools from Lean Six Sigma.
Duration: 12 months
Location: Watford
Here’s what you’ll need in order to join our diverse and committed team.
Including MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access; VBA and SharePoint knowledge/experience an asset.
Using statistical software such as Minitab
Lean or Six Sigma
Up to Management level
To ensure we attract and retain the best talent, we offer a range of great benefits to all employees. Your exact salary and benefits package will be discussed with you at the offer stage of the application process. However, all associates will receive:
These apply to products in our stores and online. You’ll also have access to multiple double discount weekends.
We give generous holiday allowances relevant to your location. The number of days will rise as you spend more time with us.
When you join us, you’ll be entitled to become a member of the Company Pension Scheme. We’ll share more information about this when you start.
You’ll receive ongoing learning and development opportunities and support throughout your career at TJX.
You can get interest free season ticket support relevant to your location.
We recognise that moving to another country can be daunting, so we’ll help you make that transition easier by providing support if you’re relocating from outside of the UK.
We offer paid paternity, maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
You’ll have access to join an onsite gym and discounted sessions/classes throughout the UK.
You’ll be participating in process improvement projects, leveraging Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology, including scoping, defining, prioritizing projects, identifying project metrics, developing control plans to ensure project delivers gains that are continuous and sustainable with results that are measurable and validated developing pilot plans as needed.
You’ll be responsible for supporting research that identifies improvement opportunities, including identifying, testing, and developing and implementing sustainable improvement strategies to improve productivity and efficiencies that supports current and future business needs.
You’ll provide planning support using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) project roadmap includes identifying project metrics, providing methods to validate project solutions, deliver measurable and validated results and develop control plans to ensure project gains are continuous and sustainable.
Serving as an internal consultant on assigned projects to assist with identifying improvement opportunities and providing recommendations that includes defining Voice of the Customer, overseeing data collection, analysis, testing.
Collaborating with TJX Europe departments where there is impact to operational efficiencies, analysing data based on metrics, providing quantitative and qualitative observations, and developing recommendations based on findings.
Meet some of our associates who’ve experienced our placement programmes and hear their stories about life at TJX Europe.
No day is the same and I always feel challenged to get involved in new, stretched projects which are helping me to grow & evolve.
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One of the many things I love about TJX is the opportunities they provide both within and outside of your day-to-day role. No two days are ever the same and I have been able to get involved in charity activities, shadow other teams to learn more about the wider business, go on store and PC visits and much, much more!
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