Operational Excellence Lead

You will be proactive in supporting the sites Excellence vision, ensuring the site is aligned driving for profitable growth and a standardised approach to Continuous Improvement.
What will be your key deliverables?

• Supporting the facilitating, mentoring and developing teams/individuals at all levels on-site as part of the implementation and successful application of Lean tools.


• Being an integral part of all site team and therefore a key part of delivering Prime, Overhead and budget targets


• Working closely with the Team Manager's to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Lean tools on site - ensuring that skills levels are maintained and benefits realised


• Supporting the communications around Lean processes and results across site


• Supporting the site's Lean roll out is consistent with the overall Excellence approach


• Whilst the role is site based, travel to other sites and supporting projects at other sites should be expected, which will support benchmarking across the both the home site and other pladis sites


• Supporting the facilitation of Continuous Improvement Teams across site, in conducting 'narrow and deep' interventions aimed at reducing cost


• Supporting and facilitating lean training courses across the site and if required other pladis sites


• Support the delivery of project(s) which results in a saving (full year) of twice annual excellence support costs.


Bring your experience

• IT literate with strong spreadsheet knowledge e.g. Excel.


• Highly numerate and analytical.
  
  Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie's and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products - new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness.
Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.
What will this role achieve?
A talented high potential individual reporting into the Site Excellence Lead, who will help to deliver world class manufacturing operations to a site. The role is mainly site based but will have a requirement to work along side the Excellence Central Team to support the establishment of a continuous Improvement culture by reducing non-value adding activities across the site and wider business., Our Purpose
Bring happiness with every bite
It's a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we're all unique, we also share the same values.
Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they're extraordinarily powerful.
Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They're part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer
Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.
Our Values
Purpose led - We're energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite
Agile - We're ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers
Positive - We're highly motivated optimistic, fearless, and we inspire each other to be better
Resilient - We're persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward
Collaborative - We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.
Best mix of ingredients
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every excellent recipe we're a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that's as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
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