Site Operational Excellence Transformation Leader

6 days ago


Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Dechra Full time

Dechra is a global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals, committed to delivering high-quality products and services. We're seeking an experienced Site Operational Excellence Transformation Leader to join our team at the Skipton site.

Job Overview

This role combines operational excellence and project management office responsibilities to support the delivery of strategic plans. You'll drive change through implementation of the Dechra Production System (DPS) standards and coach local management and teams to achieve incremental and step changes in performance.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop capabilities of all site personnel to implement routine continuous improvement activities using DPS principles.
  • Ensure day-to-day activities result in continuous improvement in site performance towards goals of Zero Harm, Zero Defects, Zero Waste & Zero Unplanned Breakdowns.
  • Lead self-assessment of the Skipton site against DPS maturity matrices and close any gaps.
  • Couch/train site teams in successful application of DPS.
  • Support site director and leadership team in defining site strategy, developing implementation plans, and embedding governance programs.
  • Work with site director and SLT to identify and agree DPS implementation in alignment with Skipton site strategic plan.
  • Deploy DPS and lead related improvement activities at site level, delivering business performance improvement on People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics.
  • Track progress of site DPS deployment roadmap and self-assess site DPS maturity level.
  • Agree targets for improvement with SLT, DPMS OPEX Lead, and Group functional leads.
  • Deploy training and capability building plan as agreed by SLT & DPMS OPEX Lead.
  • Define, deliver, and support required training, coaching site teams to develop and sustain continuous improvement mindsets.
  • Guide development of strategy and gain alignment of key stakeholders.
  • Drive continuous improvement programs using DPS tools and techniques, encouraging others to be challenging, creative, and rigorous in their solutions.
  • Manage significant business change, justifying, championing, and coaching others to support and deliver business changes.
  • Define and embed KPIs and processes to drive short-term and long-term improvement through application of DPS across balanced scorecard (P, S, Q, D, C) in all functions and value streams.
About You

We're looking for an exceptional individual with strong commercial acumen, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail. A degree in Science, Engineering, or Business Management, combined with experience in implementing Operational Excellence initiatives, would be highly desirable.

The ideal candidate will have Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or PMP preferred certification and excellent communication skills. They should also possess stakeholder management skills at all leadership levels and across functions, as well as experience driving a continuous improvement culture through a test and learn process.

A self-starter who thrives under pressure in changing situations with deadlines, the successful candidate will be able to facilitate sessions with senior leadership and work collaboratively within cross-functional teams.



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