What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Change Analyst position at Lockwood Industries, LLC dba Fralock?
Business Change Analyst
Graduate Development Program
Job Type: Hybrid/Flexible
Compensation: Year 1 - $33/hour (10 hours/week)
Location: Milpitas, CA
Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, Electronics, and Energy. Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.
VISION
To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.
MISSION
To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.
CULTURE
- Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
- Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, suppliers and employees.
- Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests and work proactively to solve problems.
- Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high quality work.
- Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
- Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
- Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company
This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.
Main Functions
• Support the successful delivery of Fralock's turnaround and transformation program as a member of the Phoenix Team.
• Provide analytical, project and operational support to strategic initiatives that improve business performance, strengthen organizational capability and accelerate sustainable growth.
• Work alongside executive leaders and cross-functional teams to identify improvement opportunities, monitor progress and help deliver meaningful business change.
Key Responsibilities
• Support the planning and delivery of strategic transformation projects, including ownership of meaningful projects that create measurable business value.
• Analyze business performance data and identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Produce executive reports, dashboards and presentations for senior leadership.
• Coordinate project plans, actions, risks and governance activities.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Conduct research and benchmarking to inform business decisions.
• Support process improvement initiatives across multiple business functions.
• Track progress against strategic objectives and key performance indicators.
• Help embed new ways of working and support organizational change activities.
• Collaborate with leaders across Operations, Finance, HR, Commercial and Engineering.
• Attend and present at monthly MBRs and support QBRs, the annual STRAP process, employee engagement workshops and change-related surveys.
• Participate in selected travel, leadership meetings and strategic planning activities.
Required Skills
• Naturally curious with a strong willingness to learn.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized, dependable and able to balance work responsibilities with college studies.
• Comfortable asking questions and working with people across different disciplines.
• Ability to prepare clear reports, presentations and project materials.
Preferred Skills
• Interest in business transformation, strategy, consulting, continuous improvement, operations or program management
• Interest in developing project management, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ambition to take on genuine responsibility and accelerate professional development.
• Previous consulting experience is not required.
Education Requirements
• Currently completing the final (senior) year of a college degree, with expected graduation before the full-time phase of the program begins.
Experience Requirements
• No prior consulting experience required. This is a graduate development opportunity designed to provide hands-on commercial and transformation experience.
Physical Requirements
• Most time is spent sitting and working at a computer.
• Ability to participate in meetings, workshops and presentations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and senior leaders.
• Occasional business travel may be required.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Most time is spent sitting
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Planning and organizing
- Decision-making
- Communication skills
All offers of employment at Fralock are contingent upon clear results of a background check. Background checks may include some or all the following depending on job title and responsibilities:
- Social Security Verification
- Prior Employment Verification
- Criminal History
- Personal and Professional References
- Motor Vehicle Records (only if applicable for the position)
- Credit History (only if applicable for the position)
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a position.
Fralock provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.