Continuous Improvement Manager

Main Purpose
Lead, facilitate and support the implementation of a Continuous Improvement environment. Interfacing with all functional groups throughout the business to apply best practices and execute change that links continuous improvement opportunities with short-term tactical and long-term strategic initiatives.

Key Accountabilities:

 

1. To demonstrate the Merck values of Integrity, Achievement, Respect, Responsibility, Courage and Transparency
2. Responsible for implementing a sustainable continuous improvement culture through the engagement of project teams to improve efficiency, quality and process.
3. Lead continuous improvement project teams directed at strategic process or quality projects within the enterprise.
4. Analyse business processes using established continuous improvement and Lean tools to optimize process, people and machine performance and establish benchmarks, tracking systems, timelines, and procedures for implementation of best practices.
5. Engagement with and relationship management of external stakeholders to support supply chain process and quality CI culture.

 

People Management:

1. 3 direct reports (total staff 10)
2. Project teams of up 10 people from across the business at both junior and senior level.

 

Decision Making Authority & Impact

1. Operations training budget holder
2. Devise, justify and implement the CI strategy to support the business strategic goals, this impacts cross functionally. Success will be measured against business results.

Customer Service & Interaction:

1. Core member of operations lead team with the production manager and availability manager delivering customer service
2. Significant interaction across all supply chain and training functions (planning, logistics, quality and HR)
3. Engagement with external manufacturing training agencies, media, funding groups, consultancies and development agencies as appropriate.

 

Qualifications/Knowledge & Skills:

Essential

• Senior manufacturing management experience in  food, FMCG or OTC pharmaceuticals
• Proven cross functional project management experience
• Fully conversant with modern CI techniques and implementation
• Excellent presentation skill

Desirable

• Advanced excel skills
• Knowledge of cGMP
• Knowledge of chemistry
• Experience of delivering training

DesirableSoft Skills

• Self starter and manager
• Decision maker
• Energetic completer finisher
• Challenges the status quo in a mature and considered manner
• Adaptable to the situation from factory floor to board level
• Clear communicator

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, proof will be requested at interview stage

 

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