Digital Lean Specialist

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About Bodycote

At Bodycote, we’re more than the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services. We’re a people business at heart. Our commitment to innovation and sustainability shapes everything we do. With a global footprint and a culture built on collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement, we create an environment where you can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact. Sustainability is central to our future. We’re on an ambitious journey to reduce our environmental impact through advanced technologies, smarter processes, and ongoing innovation, with our teams around the world playing a key role in making that happen.

The Role

As Digital Lean Specialist , you'll be hands-on in designing, developing and improving Bodycote's proprietary digital platform that drives operational performance across 130+ plants globally. Built by the Excellence Office and expanding rapidly, the platform is at the heart of how we run our operations.

This role fits somebody with an Operational or Operational Excellence background who developed a strong IT affinity along the way — ideally a self-starter who digitalized or automated processes as a bottom-up initiative and is now ready to apply that mindset at global scale.

Key Accountabilities

Lean & Operational Excellence

• ▪Engage with plant teams to understand operational needs and identify digitalization opportunities.
• ▪Guide local teams on where and how to benefit from digitalization and redesign processes accordingly.

Digital Transformation

• ▪Design, develop, and improve platform modules spanning process automation, dashboards, analytics, and self-learning capabilities.
• ▪Work on data integrations between the platform and plant systems to ensure reliable, real-time operational data across the network.

Change Management & Adoption

• ▪Drive platform adoption across plants — onboard users, build trust, and champion a data-driven culture.

·Translate operational feedback into platform improvements and contribute to the Digital Lean roadmap.

Who We’re Looking For

Required

• ▪5+ years of experience in Operations, Operational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, or process design.
• ▪Proven digital fluency: built, configured, or significantly shaped a digital tool or system.
• ▪Practical experience with programming and databases (ideally JavaScript, Node.js, MySQL).
• ▪Sound understanding of ERP and MRP systems principles.
• ▪Fluent English.

Preferred

• ▪Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Industrial Management, IT, or related discipline
• ▪Background in aerospace, automotive, or industrial manufacturing
• ▪Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent skill set
• ▪Experience with industrial IoT
• ▪Familiarity with ML/AI applications in both software features and software development

What’s In It for You

• ▪Career progression opportunities within a global organisation
• ▪Exposure to international projects and change initiatives
• ▪A supportive, inclusive culture where your development matters
• ▪The opportunity to help shape the next chapter of our business
• ▪Competitive salary and benefits package

Location & Work Pattern

This role is based in Prague , with hybrid regime .

Ready to Apply?

If you’re ready to join Bodycote and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and start your journey with us.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of characteristics protected by local law, including (where applicable) gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and ethnic origin. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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