About This Role
This role is about applying and sharing continuous improvement knowledge within a unit, building CI capabilities through training, coaching, and certification. The Continuous Improvement Manager leads the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within an assigned business unit to embed best practices, reinforce a continuous improvement mindset, and streamline non-value-added activities. The role reports to the Head of Operations.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the design of site strategies while ensuring alignment from global, regional, and functional strategies into the site strategy
- Partner with local process owners and regional/global process experts to develop and apply solutions and good practices at site level
- Lead or support specific business improvement projects
- Manage the pipeline of improvement projects to deliver impact and track strategic progress at department level
- Drive implementation progress of approved CI programs, monitoring resource plans, project team accountabilities, change requests, deadlines, and milestones
- Manage updates to stakeholders
- Responsible for consolidation of the financial and non-financial benefits at department level
- Setup strategy deployment governance at business unit and department level to ensure execution
- Establish a positive first contact with CI for all employees and enable engagement
- Promote good practices sharing in teamwork
- Develop people by delivering training, coaching, and mentoring for all CI methodologies
- Coach Belts, and manage the certification and recognition events
- Coach project teams in applying effective root cause analysis to develop solutions
- Support teams to identify problems that must be solved using the right CI methodology and tools
- Set up and support the effective implementation of performance management reviews
Requirements
- University degree
- LEAN 6 Sigma Green Belt certificate or equivalent (Black Belt Certification is an advantage)
- 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment including 3+ years in a Lean Six Sigma implementation role
- Proven results on leading improvement projects, training, coaching, and assessing
- Exposure to cross-functional teams and projects
- Excellent command of both oral and written English
Benefits
- Attractive package with benefits, including a profit sharing plan
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- UK Life Assurance Plan
- Givaudan Discount Club
- Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
