Continuous Improvement Manager
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Lincolnshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 30 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 27 Aug 2018
- Sectors
- Manufacturing & Industrial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Continuous Improvement Manager
Job Purpose: Provide leadership and drive for continuous improvement projects and activities across the Company ensuring PIPs are delivering against agreed objectives.
??Own & improve the PIP plan, working cross functionally to ensure all departments contribute and assist with improvements in their own areas
??Ensure PIPs link to the business strategy, department strategies and Group strategies to ensure improvements continually add value
??Working in conjunction with the manufacturing team ensure operational efficiencies are maximised & practices are fit for purpose
??Review working practices with customers, suppliers & between departments in order to identify new ways of working which can add value or reduce costs
??Ensure mechanisms are in place to drive employee involvement within continuous improvement projects (i.e. Packaging forum, B.I.G. Ideas etc) and continually review their effectiveness and explore new options which link to & support the site culture plan
??Where possible quantify savings/ profit improvements and measure achievement of these improvements against targets
??Ensure effective communication with the business in order to celebrate success and/or promote further engagement with improvement projects
The Person
Knowledge of the food industry (preferably chilled)
Knowledge of manufacturing processes
Ability to build credible & successful working relationships at all level within the organisation
Good organisation and time management skills
Commercial awareness
Lean manufacturing experience
Change management experience
Job Purpose: Provide leadership and drive for continuous improvement projects and activities across the Company ensuring PIPs are delivering against agreed objectives.
??Own & improve the PIP plan, working cross functionally to ensure all departments contribute and assist with improvements in their own areas
??Ensure PIPs link to the business strategy, department strategies and Group strategies to ensure improvements continually add value
??Working in conjunction with the manufacturing team ensure operational efficiencies are maximised & practices are fit for purpose
??Review working practices with customers, suppliers & between departments in order to identify new ways of working which can add value or reduce costs
??Ensure mechanisms are in place to drive employee involvement within continuous improvement projects (i.e. Packaging forum, B.I.G. Ideas etc) and continually review their effectiveness and explore new options which link to & support the site culture plan
??Where possible quantify savings/ profit improvements and measure achievement of these improvements against targets
??Ensure effective communication with the business in order to celebrate success and/or promote further engagement with improvement projects
The Person
Knowledge of the food industry (preferably chilled)
Knowledge of manufacturing processes
Ability to build credible & successful working relationships at all level within the organisation
Good organisation and time management skills
Commercial awareness
Lean manufacturing experience
Change management experience