Operational Excellence Manager

3 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom pladis Global Full time

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact


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What will this role achieve?

This is an exciting and impactful role, crucial to delivering value to our Manchester site through influencing and collaborating widely with others to support Excellence activities. The Manchester site is going through a period of strategic growth, so this role will be a driving force behind the delivery of a busy and exciting Continuous Improvement program. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating, mentoring, and developing teams/individuals at all levels on-site as part of the implementation and successful application of Lean tools, focused on optimising our overall cost base. You will be an integral part of the site leadership team and therefore a key part of delivering Prime, Overhead and budget targets, as well as a key part of building and executing the site's strategic ambition. 

You will be working closely with Department Managers to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Lean tools on site - ensuring that Tiered Accountability is embedded, and benefits realised on an ongoing basis, as well as taking a key role in projects and other improvement activities across the full range of KPI's including Safety, Quality and Service. 

Whilst the role is site based, travel to other sites and supporting projects at other sites should be expected, which will support benchmarking across both the home (Manchester) site and other pladis sites. The role is not shift based but you may need to be flexible in supporting the delivery requirement of business / project initiatives.

What will be your key deliverables?

Motivate and inspire colleagues in Operational Excellence to drive improvements across complete manufacturing operation Responsible for delivering engaging communications around Operational Excellence / Lean processes and results across site Responsible for ensuring that the site's Lean roll out is consistent with the overall Excellence approach within pladis UK&I Leading and coaching teams to conduct ‘narrow and deep’ interventions aimed at reducing cost, using Lean tools & techniques Leading Lean training courses across the site and, if required, other pladis sites Champion the delivery and ongoing governance of Real Time Performance system Accountable for the building and execution of site improvement pipeline to deliver cost base improvement aligned to budget Responsible for the identification and submission of Capex. projects related to plant efficiency

Bring your experience

Essential

Motivated and passionate about Continuous Improvement (CI), with a resilient character – you will be able to empower people Strong understanding of lean tools & techniques within CI & Leadership elements Track record of operating and delivering results in a Manufacturing / Supply Chain CI culture Ability to influence across all levels on site and the business Ability to handle large amounts of data and action quickly to drive actions and results Ability to lead cross functional teams & initiatives as part of overall Site Leadership responsibilities Team Motivation/Facilitation/Coaching Effective Communication & presentation skills Lean six sigma qualifications (Green Belt minimum)

Desirable

Experience on Site Leadership Teams Capex understanding and experience Experiencing of leading diverse teams Commercial Awareness

Our Purpose

Bring happiness with every bite

It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we also share the same values.

Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they’re incredibly powerful.

Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer

Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.

Our Values

Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite

Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers

Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, fearless, and we inspire each other to be better

Resilient - We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward

Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

Best mix of ingredients

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

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