Continuous Improvement and Training Manager

PepsiCo; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational food and beverage company in Lincoln seeks a Continuous Improvement Lead to drive strategic projects and improve operations. The ideal candidate has proven leadership experience and is skilled in communication and stakeholder management. You'll be responsible for training and developing a team while implementing effective improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• First line leadership experience in operations, safety, and quality.
• Strong communication, influencing, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with structured problem solving tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive and implement systems and processes for exceptional performance.
• Identify trends for improvement through QCDM framework.
• Deliver and coordinate improvement projects with focus on productivity.

Skills

Leadership experience

Great communication

Analytical skills

Influencing

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement experience

Problem solving tools

Results driven

Good IT skills

Presentation skills

Job description

Overview

This role will have responsibility for all site Continuous Improvement activity, including; coaching of problem solving, supporting the site team with business improvement activity, leading the site Productivity agenda through Powersteering and coaching the Kaizen Leaders through individually led improvement projects. The role will also lead the site training activity through the coaching and management of the shift resource and capability coordinators (SRCCs) and the site and shift trainers, including but not limited to; development and implementation of the site training strategy, management and development of the site training curriculum and systems and supporting the Operations Managers and wider site management team with training plans to maintain and build site capability. The role has 9 direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Focus on strategic workstreams identified through site vision and period QCDM – to drive and implement systems and processes to achieve exceptional people, products and performance.
• Responsible for identifying trends and opportunities for improvement through our QCDM framework and through productivity ideation.
• Responsible for delivering and coordinating improvement projects including productivity through their LSS team.
• Responsible for the Site Strategy behind building sustainable capability within our teams to deliver exceptional performance.
• Ensure the felt experience from interview to induction and first 12 months in role is at the level we would expect to retain and grow our people.
• Responsible for the delivery of all role core curriculums at site, through the shift resource and capability coordinators, the site training team, the SETs, STs and management team.
• Responsible for the site CI agenda, working at all levels to identify valuable CI projects and support teams through the improvement framework to deliver step change improvement results.
• Accountable for the site productivity commitment.
• Responsible for the site training agenda; working with all departments to ensure an aligned approach to capability build across all functional areas.

Qualifications

• First line leadership experience and demonstrated leadership in the areas of operations, safety, and quality.
• Great communication, influencing, analytical skills and effective stakeholder management.
• Proven experience in continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with structured problem solving tools.
• Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties.
• Results driven and understands the link between action and results.
• Excellent communicator with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to influence upwards and across in the organisation.
• Good IT and presentation skills.
• Able to prioritise.
• Strategic and conceptual thinker – ability to identify trends, prioritise opportunities and create sustainable strategies.
• Embraces challenges and risks - highly motivated to manage their time, energy and resources to effectively implement ideas.
• A smart innovator - takes the initiative to solve problems and able to bring relevant concepts to their work.
• Delivers the right results - Demonstrates perseverance, a positive attitude and consideration of risk in pursuit of challenging goals.
• Creates an inclusive culture - proactively shares information and knowledge to help others gain new skills and capabilities.
• An experienced people leader - demonstrated ability to engage and inspire a team through active listening and taking on different opinions.
• A champion of talent development - a strong coach and facilitator with a passion for developing others.