Continuous Improvement Lead
6 days ago
Bristol
Our client, a successful and multi site food manufacturer are looking for an experienced Continuous Improvement Lead to work as a partner to the site leadership team, responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving the Continuous Improvement strategy in line with business expectations. The role will champion a vision for Continuous Improvement and embed sustainable improvement practices and organisational capability to support business transformation. You will influence, engage, and develop managers across all shifts to create a high-performance culture that drives and motivates operational excellence. Your core responsibilities will be: • To develop and deliver a strategic CI roadmap which is aligned with the business and transformation priorities., • Partner with senior stakeholders to embed CI into strategic planning and investment and operational reviews., • Establish and lead frameworks to include KPIs and reporting., • Lead high-impact, cross-functional CI projects to deliver measurable improvements., • Create and develop a network of CI Representatives to drive staff engagement and innovation., • Ensure consistency with 5S practices and targets., • Develop and implement a CI strategy that focuses on KPIs such as OEE, MSA, CPMU, MUV, CPT, and Quality Control., • Influence leaders to adopt CI thinking in functional strategies and long-term planning. Skills required: • Proven ability to pursue operational challenges into strategic CI opportunities., • Deep understanding of manufacturing processes ideally in FMCG or food manufacturing environments., • Proven success in leading CI programmes or transformation initiatives.