Continuous Improvement Engineer

Culina Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28 days

Pension scheme 4%/4%

Life Assurance 2x salary

Wellness – EAP 24/7

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Retailer discounts

Job summary

Great Bear (Part of the Culina Group) is hiring a Continuous Improvement Engineer at its Deeside site on a full-time permanent basis. You will drive continuous improvement across contract areas, lead CI initiatives with site teams, and develop processes and layouts to improve safety, service, cost and quality.

The role requires strong data analytics, Excel/database skills, and knowledge of WMS systems. Salary ranges from £29,000 to £34,000 with standard Monday–Friday hours.

Qualifications

• LEAN/Six Sigma practitioner desirable.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage changes and meet deadlines.
• Advanced data extraction and analytics using Excel and databases.
• Knowledge of WMS algorithms and system behavior.

Responsibilities

• Drive CI strategy on site and lead CI initiatives with site teams.
• Analyse process performance and identify improvements.
• Track and report benefits from improvements.
• Develop process flows and support new layouts, processes, tech, and equipment.
• Assist operations with projects as required.

Skills

LEAN/SIX SIGMA

Communication

Presentation

Change Management

Data Analytics

MS Excel

Power BI

WMS

Tools

Power BI

MS Office Tools

Job 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!

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

As aContinuous Improvement Engineer you willplay 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.

• 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.

As part of our drive to make Great Beara 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!