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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER

FMCG MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

HAYDOCK AREA

DAYS ONLY

£50,000 + 10% Bonus and Company Benefits

This business is a global market leader and established brand know globally. With progressive training and development on site, if offers the successful candidate a chance to work for a great business. With a long-established presence on a UK wide scale and a consistent order book, this opportunity will appeal to a candidate looking for job security and a technical challenge.

Role Description

• Create and deliver projects to drive headcount savings and cost reductions.
• Serve as a facilitator of continuous improvement implementation and employee involvement.
• Devise and test solutions, rolling out new ways of working.
• Drive functional projects, identifying risks, issues and benefits.
• Perform workplace audits where required.
• Process mapping, value stream mapping, identifying inefficiencies in productivity and removing them.
• Support the risk assessment process.
• Develop a CIL (Cleaning, Inspection and Lubrication) and an AM (Autonomous Maintenance Schedule) for all production lines, working in conjunction with the Engineering Manager and the preventative maintenance schedule.
• Introduce 5S in all areas, creating 5S champions and audits for all areas.
• Analyse and remove all non-added value tasks and reduce the 8 wastes.
• Experiences of Lean Manufacturing Principles in a Manufacturing or similar environment including Lean, 6 Sigma and Kaizen.
• Experience of factory design, layout, machine operation, facility process flow and continuous improvement.

Skills and Qualifications

• A recognised qualification or demonstrable experience in implementing Lean/6 Sigma.
• Experiences of Lean Manufacturing Principles in a Manufacturing or similar environment
• Experience of factory design, layout, machine operation, facility process flow and continuous improvement.
• Experience in managing CapEx Projects.
• Experience of delivering CI training is desirable.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of Continuous Improvement techniques and processes.
• Experience of work measurement and standard time setting techniques.
• Exceptional ability to conceptualize large projects and foresee challenges and needs to be addressed.

Company Information

As a business our client is a market leading manufacturing company with a strong presence on both a UK and global scale. With a growing portfolio of clients and plans to expand even further this role provides a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market.

To apply please email your CV / resume to ryana@hunterselection.co.uk.

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