Operational Excellence Specialist

5 days ago

Craigavon, United Kingdom Pilgrim's Europe Full time

Working together, with the Head of Operational Excellence. Directing and managing the Operational Excellence Management method to leverage profitability, taking ownership and responsibility for delivery across all our sites.

**Key Accountabilities**
- ** Op Ex Direction Alignment**:

- Align Op Ex direction with your BU Directors and Site Leadership Teams and vice versa.
- ** Pillar Implementation** - Ensure the implementation and the sustainability of the Management Pillar in your respective BU’s / Sites.
- ** Pillar Management** - Responsible for coaching / auditing and ensuring the proper usage of the Management Pillar tools to deliver business improvements.
- ** Open and close GAPs - **Work with the sites to build the goals based on the GAP tracker using KPIs and ZBB (zero-based budgeting) toll.
- ** Op Ex KPI & GAP Management** - To consolidate and have a live working document of Op Ex KPI's, Goals and Gap Closure within your BU’s.
- ** Labour Tool** - Support the Implementation and Management of the Labour Tool (Tool Maintenance, Support the site to serve the simulator for the monthly plan and seek new reduction opportunities and Updates), actively use the tool to drive labour performance improvements including new opportunities.
- ** Theoretical GAP** - Manage and lead Theoretical GAPs based on the best results the site has already did, also benchmarks and best practices as a reference.
- ** Benchmarking** - Make comparisons between processes seeking the best practice (Internal and external companies).
- ** Support the business **in the gathering of requirements including prioritisation and Fit/Gap- **Support the Procurement / Legal **team in gathering the necessary details to support the RFX process.
- **Agree project cost and benefits**, then manage assigned project budgets and progress against plan.

**Key Skills**
- Experience in Lean Manufacture / Continuous Improvement
- Experience in a FMCG Industry
- Experience of embedding new process and methods by involving and influencing people through empowerment and coaching
- Real impactful gravitas and presence. An individual with energy, stamina and passion.
- Strong analytical skills & problem solving
- Experience of implementing new process and methods
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal

Pilgrim's Pride Limited is a division of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, our business is part of the second largest food company in the world, whose team farm, process, prepare, package and deliver fresh, frozen and value-added food products for sale in more than 100 countries.

We are proud to partner with more than 1,000 UK farmers who share our belief in the highest standards on animal welfare, efficiency, and quality. Our own farming operation is 100% RSPCA Higher Welfare, making us the largest producer of higher welfare pork globally, delivering 25% of pig meat to UK consumers.

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