A world leading manufacturing company are looking to recruit a Continuous Improvement Manager based at their site in Essex. You will be working for a business who are the leading and go to engineering partner for all of today's innovation leaders within the power industry. The Continuous Improvement Manager will design and implement CI projects and programs to improve products, services and processes. If you have extensive experience of Lean and Continuous Improvement tools and techniques gained in a production or industrial environment, then this could be the career move you have been waiting for.

Duties:

• Lead the design and implementation of CI plans and drive site efforts to achieve the highest standards possible
• Work with the site management regarding the resources needed to implement and support CI plans
• Lead and supervise the application of CI and lean tools
• Produce monthly metrics and hold monthly reviews with management to review and adjust plans as required
• Prepare and coordinate 6 Sigma and Lean projects.
• Support and advise Lean Practitioner and Apprentices/Kaizen Facilitators
• Identify training needs for employees on problem-solving techniques and continuous improvement tools and organize training measures and Kaizen events
• Management of "cost saving" projects.
• Collaborate on internal audits.

Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have an excellent knowledge of Lean & Continuous improvement tools and techniques gained at Lean leader level or similar
• Six sigma green belt or higher preferable
• Extensive experience of working in a production or industrial environment is essential
• Previous hands-on experience of value stream mapping and implementation is a must
• Must have experience on driving kaizen events with proven results in EH&S, 5S & Visual Management, standard Work, SMED and TPM.
• The ability to think strategically and deliver results is a must.
• Strong project management skills essential
• Must be analytically minded and data driven.

Benefits:

• Hours 7.30am to 4.35pm - Monday to Thursday, finish at 1.10pm on Friday
• 25 days hols + bank holidays
• Bonus and share save scheme
• Generous contributory pension scheme, sick pay scheme, life assurance and employee assistance programme
• Long service awards and Christmas voucher
• Free parking

Candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future or who are not already resident in the UK will not be considered for this vacancy.

Call Julia @ prime appointments if you would like to discuss this role further.