Operations Innovations Lead

7 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Metropolitan University Full time

**Position**: Operations Innovations Lead (KTP Associate)

**Based at**: Laker Vent Engineering, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

**Salary**: £33,000 - £35,000

**The role**:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a recent graduate to work full time on a 2-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop an integrated cultural, skills, and digital transformation approach that will improve organisational transparency and productivity to fuel growth.

Employed and supported by an academic team from the University, you will be based at Laker Vent Engineering's premises in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

**Company information**:
**Qualifications we require**:
**Application requirements**:
Experience/knowledge:

- Digital transformation strategies, information modelling and analysis, value stream mapping and improvement
- Cultural change and innovation models
- Prior experience in manufacturing and operational environments

Attributes:

- A commitment to the pursuit of excellence and have leadership potential
- Creativity and problem solving skills
- Emotional intelligence, and the ability to communicate complex ideas
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to coach and influence people
- Strong written and verbal communication skills

**About KTP**:
For 45 years, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping to innovate for growth by connecting businesses that have an innovation idea with the expertise to help deliver it. Currently around 800 businesses, 100 knowledge bases and over 800 graduates are involved in KTPs - collaborative, three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation.

**Benefits**:

- £2,000 per year to spend on personal training
- attendance at two residential managerial workshops (each of one week's duration)
- opportunity to register on a higher degree (at a reduced cost)
- opportunity of a permanent position with the company: 70% of host companies make a permanent job offer to their Associate at the end of the project

**Due to the nature of KTP funding, those who have already completed more than 1 year of a KTP are not eligible to apply.


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