Continuous Improvement Manager

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER FMCG MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY HAYDOCK AREA DAYS ONLY £50,000 + 10% Bonus and Company Benefits This business is a global market leader and established brand know globally. With progressive training and development on site, if offers the successful candidate a chance to work for a great business. With a long-established presence on a UK wide scale and a consistent order book, this opportunity will appeal to a candidate looking for job security and a technical challenge. Role Description Create and deliver projects to drive headcount savings and cost reductions. Serve as a facilitator of continuous improvement implementation and employee involvement. Devise and test solutions, rolling out new ways of working. Drive functional projects, identifying risks, issues and benefits. Perform workplace audits where required. Process mapping, value stream mapping, identifying inefficiencies in productivity and removing them. Support the risk assessment process. Develop a CIL (Cleaning, Inspection and Lubrication) and an AM (Autonomous Maintenance Schedule) for all production lines, working in conjunction with the Engineering Manager and the preventative maintenance schedule. Introduce 5S in all areas, creating 5S champions and audits for all areas. Analyse and remove all non-added value tasks and reduce the 8 wastes. Experiences of Lean Manufacturing Principles in a Manufacturing or similar environment including Lean, 6 Sigma and Kaizen. Experience of factory design, layout, machine operation, facility process flow and continuous improvement. Skills and Qualifications A recognised qualification or demonstrable experience in implementing Lean/6 Sigma. Experiences of Lean Manufacturing Principles in a Manufacturing or similar environment Experience of factory design, layout, machine operation, facility process flow and continuous improvement. Experience in managing CapEx Projects. Experience of delivering CI training is desirable. Detailed knowledge and experience of Continuous Improvement techniques and processes. Experience of work measurement and standard time setting techniques. Exceptional ability to conceptualize large projects and foresee challenges and needs to be addressed. Company Information As a business our client is a market leading manufacturing company with a strong presence on both a UK and global scale. With a growing portfolio of clients and plans to expand even further this role provides a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market. To apply please email your CV / resume to . Hunter Selection recruit Engineering professionals in Design, Manufacturing, Field Service, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Production, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Mechanical Engineering If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business. TPBN1_UKTJ