Operational Excellence Leader

2 days ago

Boston, United Kingdom Metsa Wood Full time

_We are looking for: _

**Operational Excellence Lead in Boston, UK.**

**About Metsä Wood UK**

Metsä Wood UK annual turnover is c.£150m with production volume up to 500,000m³ and the UK entity employs c.400 people across four automated manufacturing and distribution sites:

- Boston, Lincolnshire (UK Head Office)
- Widnes, Lancashire (softwood planning)
- King’s Lynn, Norfolk (manufacture of Finnjoist i-beams and timber treatment)
- Grangemouth, Scotland (distribution hub)

The largest share of revenue is generated though the Merchant and DIY channel. Its Industrial segment includes door and bed manufacturers, whilst the Housebuilder sector serves some key players in the construction market.

Metsä Wood UK core products consist of machined softwood, panel products and a range of specialist products such as MDF mouldings. These ranges complement the Group product sales which puts us in a unique position to serve the UK building materials distribution market.

**About **Metsä** **Group**

Metsä Group is a Finnish forest industry group, with more than 80 years of history, that operates in international markets. Owned by over 100,000 Finnish forest owners, we use the best renewable raw material in the world - northern wood - responsibly and efficiently. All of the wood raw material we use is fully traceable. Products made from renewable raw materials are in high demand, as competition for natural resources is tight.

Our business operations cover the entire value chain for wood. We focus on tissue and cooking papers, paperboard, pulp, wood products, wood supply and forest services. Our strong wood and fibre expertise is concentrated in fields where we have a clear competitive advantage and a bright future.

In addition to an excellent raw material, forests provide lots of renewable energy. We are one of the leading producers and users of renewable energy in Finland. Energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy are key ways to fight climate change, and they also improve our cost-efficiency and competitiveness.

It is well known for its reputation of high-quality products using renewable raw materials, customer-orientation, sustainable development and innovation.

In 2018, Metsä Group’s sales totalled c.€5.7bn. The Group employs over 9,000 people, operating in over 30 countries across five core business areas: Metsä Tissue, Metsä Board, Metsä Fibre, Metsä Wood and Metsä Forest, of which 3 have a presence in the UK. With offices throughout the country, Metsä Group employs over 500 people in the UK.

**About the role**:

- Supports the UK Head of Operational Excellence in the deployment of the Operational Excellence (OE) Programme at the Boston site across all operational areas
- Through the coaching and development of the line teams, the Operational Excellence Lead is responsible for the delivery of the Continuous Improvement (CI) tools & techniques roll-out
- Develop teams which value and respect the contributions of all, teams that have a passion for ownership, accountability and a passion for driving improvements in the business operations for the benefit of the team and its customers
- Full participation as a member of the site leadership team in achievement of internal customer satisfaction, Health and Safety, compliance, technical standards, performance targets and manufacturing excellence, coaching process owners to deliver the capability to deliver outstanding performance

**Responsibilities**:
**Coaching & Guidance**
- Provide coaching and guidance to Team Leaders and their team of Operators for implementation of CI tools & techniques, and execution of Daily Management Systems (DMS):

- Perform Hands-on Coaching
- Skill Development/Technical Mastery/Behavioural
- Guide Daily Action Reviews (DAR) to deliver, and continually drive improvement of results, reporting on the following:

- Safety & Quality Metrics
- DMS, DAR & 5S Health Checks
- Production Attainment Results
- Training
- Coach the use of standard work to eliminate non-value-added work, including coaching the link to effort reduction
- Lead activities to understand and increase levels of employee engagement using CI techniques, combined with actively listening to colleagues
- Work effectively with employee representatives and adhere to working agreements

**Continuous Improvement**
- Execute & guide weekly Health Checks, identifying gaps in processes & results, and implementing appropriate countermeasures
- Lead the line teams through the relevant OE phases to improve results
- Supervise and monitor the implementation of OE, liaising where appropriate with site teams, implementation reviews and health check to asses success against expected OE delivery
- Coach and support line teams to develop and execute 90-day plans that build capability and eliminate losses using CI tools
- Drive action and accountability to resolve issues
- Instill a Continuous Improvement culture throughout the site
- Lead issue resolution to Root

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