Continuous Improvement Manager

Company description:

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and potential colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.

Job description:

Permanent, Full Time (Monday to Friday)

Our Moreton bakery, the home of the Cadbury Mini Roll, is looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager to support the Operations Manager in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement behaviours and results across the site.

Engaging with site teams at all levels, you will be responsible for delivering improvements across a continuous 24 hour operation, whilst linking with the wider Manufacturing Excellence team to identify and adopt best practice.  

What you will be doing:

• Leading, managing and facilitating the Continuous Improvement journey for the Moreton site
• Setting the pace, tone and direction for the acquisition, analysis and deployment of data in the delivery of Smart Factory, whilst driving the capability and progression of TRACC at Moreton (we are using CCi)
• Delivering training, coaching and expertise in the use of CI, Lean and Operational Excellence tools and techniques
• Developing processes to improve maintenance activities, including appropriate Root Cause Analysis for 100-year fixes
• Implementing CI tools and techniques in order to deliver increased performance in all areas of the business
• Understanding analysis of losses in order to identify top loss, and work with the team to address each loss methodically
• Be able to apply TPM tools and techniques 

What we need from you:

• Previous CI Management experience in a fast-moving environment, preferably food manufacturing or automotive
• TPM trained or equivalent
• Expert in leading, facilitating and problem-solving to root cause analysis
• Understanding of OEE / Efficiency and other KPI targets
• Strong leadership and coaching skills

What we offer in return:

• Salary of circa £50,000 per annum
• Car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Sharesave scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Employee assistance programme