Continuous Improvement Engineer

American Society of Civil Engineers; Newbridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension contributions

Life Assurance x2

Wellness Programme

Eye Care Vouchers

Rewards & Recognition

Everyday discounts

Job summary

Great Bear, part of the Culina Group, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our Deeside site on a full-time permanent basis. You will drive continuous improvement across the contract, identifying opportunities to enhance safety, service, cost and quality.

You will lead CI initiatives with site teams, analyse process performance, track benefits and develop presentations to share results. The role requires strong data skills, knowledge of WMS and MS Office, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma certification or training desirable.
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Strong presentation skills for briefings and reports.
• Change management experience and adaptability.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced data skills: data extraction and analytics using Excel and MS tools.
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems and their algorithms.
• MS Office proficiency: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook; Power BI literacy.

Responsibilities

• Drive the CI strategy on site.
• Lead and implement CI initiatives with site teams.
• Analyse process performance and identify improvements.
• Track and report benefits realized from improvements.
• Develop presentations detailing process changes and benefits.
• Design current and future process flows; support new layouts and equipment.
• Assist operations with projects as required.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Communication

Presentation

Change management

Time management

Data extraction

Excel

Power BI

WMS knowledge

MS Office suite

Tools

Power BI

WMS

Job description

Company Description

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) provides distribution services to FMCG clients. Customer centric service focus is delivered through a site-level empowered culture.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

We would like to present you with an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our team at our Deeside site on a full time permanent basis!

As a Continuous Improvement Engineer you will play a vital role in driving the continuous improvement across all areas of the contract. Identifying processes for improvement covering subjects such as safety, service, cost and quality and any other aspects.

Salary: £29,000-£34,000 per annum.

Working hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

Key Duties of a Continuous Improvement Engineer

• Drive the continuous improvement (CI) strategy on site.
• Lead and implement CI initiatives in conjunction with the site teams.
• Analyse process performance and identify areas of improvement.
• Track and record benefits made.
• Develop presentations to illustrate process improvements, recommendations and benefit results.
• Develop current and future process flows to improve the functional areas. Support the business through the active participation in the implementation of new layouts, processes, technology and equipment.
• To assist operations with projects as and when required.

Qualifications

• LEAN and SIX SIGMA practitioner desirable.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent Presentation skills.
• Change Management.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Advanced knowledge in data extraction and analytics using excel and other microsoft software and data bases to analyse large data sets.
• WMS (warehouse management system) knowledge of system algorithms and how they work.
• PC Literate in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and Outlook, Power Bi.

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays.
• Pension scheme We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirementso we offer agreat contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance- x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness Via our Employee Assistance Programmewe offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts- Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!