Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Summary by the Career Balance Team:

A leading food manufacturing company is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to work in their facility in Telford. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of up to £46,000 per annum, along with other benefits such as 33 days holiday, life assurance, and health insurance. The role involves operational management and control, coordinating with other departments, managing a team, identifying areas for improvement, and maintaining a safe workflow. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Lean warehousing, experience in a similar industry, excellent data analysis skills, and leadership experience. The role is commutable from various locations in the surrounding area.

Job Description:

Recruit4staff are proud to be representing their client, a leading food manufacturing company in their search for a Continuous Improvement Manager to work in their leading facility in Telford.

For the successful Continuous Improvement Manager our client is offering;

2. Competitive salary of up to £46,000 per annum D.O.E
3. 4 on 4 off, 12 hour shifts rotating days and nights, 05:55 – 18:05/17:55 – 06:05
4. Permanent role
5. 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
6. Life assurance and health insurance
7. Free Parking
8. Company pension scheme

As a Continuous Improvement Manager your responsibilities will be to:

2. Operational management and control for efficient running of process lines/areas.
3. Work alongside other departments (quality, planning etc) to co-ordinate effective running of overall plant.
4. Manage/motivate a team of process operators to work effectively.
5. Identify areas of improvement with existing manufacturing processes and implement improvement programmes.
6. Thoroughly analyse and report on processes, methods, schedules, downtime, waste management etc and implement improvement processes where required.
7. Develop and maintain lines layout to ensure safe productive workflow.

What our client is looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager:

i. TPM/Lean warehousing knowledge
ii. In depth knowledge of manufacturing processes in a highly automated lean manufacturing environment.
iii. Experience within a similar industry (food & drink, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, aerospace, tier 1 automotive etc)
iv. Excellent data analysis skills.
v. Extremely driven individual
vi. Extensive experience in successful applications of Lean, 6 sigma, kaizen etc.
vii. Team leadership experience.
viii. Extensive experience in successful application of Lean, 6 Sigma, Kaizen etc – ESSENTIAL

Key skills or similar job titles;

Continuous improvement manager, continuous improvement lead, process improvement lead, process improvement manager

Commutable From;

Telford/Shrewsbury/Wolverhampton/Bridgnorth/Cannock/Newport/Market Drayton/Whitchurch

For further information about this and other positions please apply now 

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff Wrexham Limited who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

Location: Telford, Shropshire