Continuous Improvement Manager

Givaudan; Ashford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life Assurance Plan

Discount Club

Job summary

Givaudan in Ashford, UK is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead Lean Six Sigma initiatives, design site strategies, and coach teams. The role reports to the Head of Operations and collaborates with regional/global experts to embed best practices.

Ideal candidates have a University degree, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, 5+ years manufacturing experience, and strong English communication. Black Belt is a plus, with development opportunities and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• University degree required.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent; Black Belt a plus.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment with Lean Six Sigma experience.
• Exposure to cross-functional teams and projects.
• Excellent command of English (oral and written).

Responsibilities

• Facilitate design of site strategies aligned with Global, Regional and Functional goals.
• Lead or support business improvement projects.
• Manage improvement project pipeline and track benefits.
• Drive CI program implementation and governance at department level.
• Develop people through training, coaching and mentoring of CI methodologies.
• Coach belts and manage certification events.
• Apply root cause analysis to develop effective solutions.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project leadership

Training & coaching

English communication

Education

University degree

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Continuous Improvement Manager - Is This Your Future Position?

The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for applying and spreading continuous improvement knowledge in their respective unit, as well as building the required CI capabilities through training, coaching and certification. The CI Manager leads the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within assigned business unit to embed best practises, reinforce a continuous improvement mind-set and streamline non-value added activities.

The Continuous Improvement Manager reports to the Head of Operations and based in Ashford, Kent (UK).

You Will

• Facilitate the design of Site strategies while ensuring the alignment from Global, Regional, and Functional into Site strategy.
• Partner with the local process owners and regional/global process experts to develop and apply solutions and good practices at site level
• Lead or support specific business improvement projects
• Manage the pipeline of improvement projects to deliver impact and track strategic progress at department level
• Drive implementation progress of approved CI programs, monitoring resource plans, project team accountabilities, change requests, deadlines, milestones. Manage updates to stakeholders
• Responsible for consolidation of the financial and non-financial benefits at department level
• Setup strategy deployment governance at business unit and department level to ensure execution
• Establish a positive first contact with CI for all employees and enable engagement
• Promote good practices sharing in teamwork
• Develop people by delivering training, coaching and mentoring for all CI Methodologies
• Coach Belts, and manage the certification and recognition events
• Coach project teams in applying effective root cause analysis to develop solutions
• Support teams to identify problems that must be solved using right CI Methodology and Tools
• Set up and support the effective implementation of performance management reviews

You Have

• University degree
• LEAN 6 Sigma Green Belt certificate or equivalent (Black Belt Certification is an advantage)
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment including 3+ years in Lean Six Sigma implementation role
• Proven results on leading improvement projects, training, coaching, assessing;
• Exposure to cross-functional teams and projects;
• Excellent command both of oral and written English

Benefits You Will Love

• Attractive package with benefits, including a profit sharing plan.
• Pension scheme, private medical insurance.
• UK Life Assurance Plan
• Givaudan Discount Club
• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

We value the different perspectives that come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.

Everyone — regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion, or any personal circumstances — is warmly welcomed at Givaudan, a place where we all love to be and grow.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Join us in making a difference together.