Continuous Improvement Coordinator - Settle Creamery

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; Settle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla Foods is seeking a Continuous Improvement Coordinator in Settle, UK, to mentor and guide production teams towards enhanced performance and sustainability. The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring quality and efficiency, while collaborating across various levels of the organization. Applicants should possess strong analytical skills, IT proficiency, and a background in food manufacturing or FMCG, with a willingness to foster a culture of improvement.

Benefits

Enhanced reward package

Relocation support available

Pro rata retention payment

Redundancy payment based on service

Qualifications

• Experience with OEE and improvement projects.
• Excellent communicator for mentoring and collaboration.
• Background in food manufacturing or FMCG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach team members on CI principles.
• Oversee CI projects to reduce downtime and speed loss.
• Conduct Kaizen workshops and maintain operational standards.

Skills

Communication

Mentoring

Analytical skills

Lean principles

IT skills

Education

Green Belt Apprenticeship

Six Sigma Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Power BI

Job description

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Location:

Settle, GB

How will you make an impact?

As Continuous Improvement Coordinator you will be mentoring and coaching Operators and Team Leaders within the production team to drive safety, quality and OEE. Working with the LCO team Leader you will have responsibility for overseeing CI (continuous improvement) projects which will aim to reduce planned downtime and reduce speed losses to optimize the line performance.

Other duties include:

• Chairing weekly CI meetings for planned downtime, speed loss, structured problem solving and improvement tolls

• Coaching and mentoring of the line team to ensure all performance KPIs are met with regards to performance on safety, quality, performance loss, OEE, waste and sustainability

• Taking ownership of asset performance data, carrying out analysis and tracking results in a transparent and continuous manner

• Holding regular Kaizen workshops as well as SMED analysis and process confirmations in order to optimise existing processes

• Be responsible for implementing and improving operational standards including OAC

• Ensuring implementation of 5S standards on all lines within the core team

What will you need to succeed?

• Although you will have no have direct reports, you will need to be an excellent communicator who is able to mentor and collaborate with members of the Line Centric team at all levels

• IT skills are essential for this role (Microsoft Office knowledge essential, SAP and Power BI knowledge are desirable)

• You will need to have experience of OEE and the systems that generate OEE data. You must have knowledge of Lean principles

• You must be able to demonstrate tangible results from CI (continuous improvement) projects in previous roles

• We are willing to consider candidates from either a food and beverage manufacturing or FMCG background for this role

• A Green Belt Apprenticeship or any other Six Sigma Qualification would be preferred, although this is not essential

Want to apply?

We are so excited to welcome you to the Arla family.

Please apply via this advert or our careers page. The closing date for applications is Friday 13th June 2025. If you have a question about the role, then please reach out to Rachel McDaid, Senior Talent Partner [e-mail]

Please note that due to the site closure which we estimate to be in the second half of 2027, we are offering an enhanced reward and support package to support our colleagues. This includes a pro rata retention payment (25% of average annual salary) as well as a redundancy payment based on length of service (no 2-year minimum service needed). We are also offering relocation support for colleagues staying with Arla following site closure as well as out service support for those colleagues who choose not to stay.

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency’s terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.

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