Continuous Improvement Lead

KraftHeinz; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay for Performance

Parental Leave

Novated Leasing

Great Place to Work certification

In House Training Programs

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Seven Hills, NSW is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead to drive improvements across production lines. You will lead CI initiatives, coach frontline teams and collaborate with maintenance to enhance equipment reliability and process standards.

This is a permanent, on-site role within a dynamic global FMCG environment, offering growth opportunities and exposure to cross-site projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or relevant field.
• Strong knowledge in lean six sigma and CI methods.
• Experience deploying production systems in FMCG and coaching teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce losses and boost reliability.
• Develop and maintain equipment and process standards with production/maintenance.
• Use production data to track metrics and drive improvements.
• Coach frontline leaders and run root-cause analysis.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Change management

Data analysis

Problem solving

Leadership

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or relevant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Opportunity to grow your career in Continuous Improvement

Collaborative and dynamic work environment

Located in Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Grow your Continuous Improvement career in a global FMCG organisation!

Are you looking to grow your career in Continuous Improvement? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a CI Lead to join our manufacturing team at Kraft Heinz, based out of our Seven Hills NSW site!

TheCompany

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Proven track record leading continuous improvement to reduce process losses, boost equipment reliability, and replicate successful solutions across production lines or sites.

Experience creating, maintaining and improving equipment and process standards in partnership with production and maintenance teams.

Skilled at using production data and monitoring systems to track critical process measures, set target operating conditions, and drive reliability improvements.

Practical experience reducing changeover downtime: setting targets, standardising steps, tracking actuals against targets, and running focused workshops to speed up changeovers.

Strong change-management capability: keep procedures and control strategies current and communicate updates clearly across the plant.

Experience planning and running regular equipment/process health checks, identifying gaps and leading actions to close them.

Comfortable in daily production planning meetings and reporting key performance metrics (for example, Overall Equipment Effectiveness and average time between unplanned stops) and improvement outcomes.

Able to coach and mentor frontline leaders and equipment owners, lead structured problem solving and root-cause analysis, prioritise fixes from loss analyses, and ensure data used for decisions is accurate.

About you:

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Business Administration or relevant – preferred

Strong knowledge in lean six sigma.

Experience in Continuous Improvement, deploying production systems, and in FMCG.

Coaching & training capability, interpersonal skills, and structured problem-solving techniques.

Collaborative approach where you are open minded, positive and inquisitive

Adaptable and loves operating in a fast-paced working environment.

Strong experience using Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools.

Eligibility to work in Australia – with full working rights

Benefits of working with us

Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package

Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter

Novated Leasing

Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand

In House Training Programs

Corporate Discount Programs

#LI-DNI

Job Description

Continuous Improvement Lead

Grow your Continuous Improvement career in a global FMCG organisation!

Are you looking to grow your career in Continuous Improvement? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a CI Lead to join our manufacturing team at Kraft Heinz, based out of our Seven Hills NSW site!

TheCompany

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Proven track record leading continuous improvement to reduce process losses, boost equipment reliability, and replicate successful solutions across production lines or sites.

• Experience creating, maintaining and improving equipment and process standards in partnership with production and maintenance teams.

• Skilled at using production data and monitoring systems to track critical process measures, set target operating conditions, and drive reliability improvements.

• Practical experience reducing changeover downtime: setting targets, standardising steps, tracking actuals against targets, and running focused workshops to speed up changeovers.

• Strong change-management capability: keep procedures and control strategies current and communicate updates clearly across the plant.

• Experience planning and running regular equipment/process health checks, identifying gaps and leading actions to close them.

• Comfortable in daily production planning meetings and reporting key performance metrics (for example, Overall Equipment Effectiveness and average time between unplanned stops) and improvement outcomes.

• Able to coach and mentor frontline leaders and equipment owners, lead structured problem solving and root-cause analysis, prioritise fixes from loss analyses, and ensure data used for decisions is accurate.

About you:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Business Administration or relevant – preferred

• Strong knowledge in lean six sigma.

• Experience in Continuous Improvement, deploying production systems, and in FMCG.

• Coaching & training capability, interpersonal skills, and structured problem-solving techniques.

• Collaborative approach where you are open minded, positive and inquisitive

• Adaptable and loves operating in a fast-paced working environment.

• Strong experience using Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools.

• Eligibility to work in Australia – with full working rights

Benefits of working with us

• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package

• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter

• Novated Leasing

• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand

• In House Training Programs

• Corporate Discount Programs

#LI-DNI

Location(s)

Seven Hills

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.