Continuous Improvement Practitioner

Warrens; Crick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave – 25 days + holidays

Company Bonus – performance rewards

Private Medical Cover – flexible, fast

Pension scheme – 5% employee / 8% or 5

Life Assurance – 4x salary

Wellness – 24/7 confidential support

Eye Care Vouchers – free eye tests

Reward & Recognition – monthly/yearly

Everyday discounts – retailer perks

Job summary

Warrens is recruiting a Continuous Improvement Practitioner to lead the site CI plan and act as PMO. You will work with regional CI managers and the Projects team to deliver safety, quality, cost and delivery benefits.

The role involves facilitating change, coaching colleagues, and supporting system changes across the site. You will monitor progress, report risks and benefits, and engage with senior stakeholders to sustain improvements and optimise operations in our Culina Group warehousing

Qualifications

• Awareness of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience leading or contributing to projects using basic PM tools and techniques.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to deliver training.
• Some knowledge of IT systems such as M-Type, SCE, TMS, InfoView.
• Data analysis and solution design experience.
• MS Office proficiency (Excel, PPT, Word, Teams, BI).
• Experience working closely with operations to build strong relationships.
• Experience implementing change in challenging environments.
• Experience in project environments and continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and support delivery of the site CI plan and PMO governance.
• Report progress, risks, issues and benefits for CI and projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve health, safety, quality, cost, service and engagement.
• Track benefits and support resource planning for site improvements.
• Lead delivery of small CI projects to unlock benefits.
• Upskill colleagues on CI basics, problem solving and work streams.
• Support major system changes with requirements gathering and process mapping.
• Assist diagnostics and benefits tracking with data collection.
• Govern new processes to sustain changes like SOP updates and audits.
• Coordinate with recruitment and engagement teams to communicate CI activity.
• Support stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
• Contribute to the business-wide Change and CI strategy.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project Management

Training delivery

Data analysis

MS Office

Operations collaboration

Change management

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Power BI

InfoView

Job description

Company Description

Warrens offer a comprehensive logistics and warehousing service, primarily focused on the needs of major retailers and bakeries.

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

Job Description

Reporting to the General Manager, the Continuous Improvement (CI) Practitioner will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Site CI plan, acting as a PMO for the site while also supporting the Operational Excellence Strategy. The individual will facilitate change activity on site to deliver safety, quality, cost, delivery, people benefits encouraging colleague participation.

Working Hours

Monday to Friday, 40 hour week.

Key Duties of a Continuous Improvement (CI) Practitioner

• Monitoring and supporting the delivery of the site CI plan, working with site teams and Regional CI Manager(s) and the broader Projects team; ensuring all site CI activity goes through the appropriate Gateways and sign off.
• Responsible for reporting progress, risks, issues and benefits relating to all site based CI and Project activity (Project Management Office, PMO).
• Work with site colleagues to identify opportunities to deliver improvements to health and safety, quality, cost, service and engagement which will feed into the site CI plan (supported by the Regional CI Manager).
• Track and report on benefits identified and realised locally at site; support more effective site resource planning to further realise bottom line improvement working with the site Planning and Senior teams.
• Lead the delivery of small projects to unlock benefit.
• Support the upskilling & coaching of colleagues on site to understand basic CI, problem solving and work stream management.
• Support major system change on site where required working with the Site Systems Super user (i.e., facilitation of requirements gathering, process mapping, problem solving).
• Support the gathering of data where required for diagnostics, solution design and benefits tracking, working with the Site Systems Super user & Regional CI Manager.
• Support the delivery and governance of new operational processes that ensure sustainment of any change implemented (i.e., Visual Mgt, Auditing, Feedback sessions, updating & maintenance of SOPs).
• Work with the site Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator and Senior teams to keep colleagues up to date with all change and CI activity via the delivery of an agreed site communication strategy and plan.
• Support senior stakeholder engagement.
• Support the delivery of the business wide Change and CI strategy working with the Central Projects and CI team and other CI Practitioners (i.e., Diagnostic activity, sharing of good practice, role modelling the right behaviours).

Qualifications

• Aware of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Previous experience of being involved or leading elements of a project (i.e., basic Project Management tools and techniques).
• Presentation skills and ability to deliver training.
• Some knowledge of IT systems (e.g., M-Type, SCE, TMS, InfoView).
• Data Analysis & solution design.
• MS proficient (i.e., Excel, PPT, Word, Teams, BI).
• Experience of working closely with operations and developing effective working relationships.
• Experience of implementing change in a challenging environment.
• Experience of working in a project environment and of improvement activity.

Additional Information

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

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee, giving you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and to 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, including:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays.
• Company Bonus – We reward you through our bonus scheme when we achieve our goals.
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, with choice, flexibility, and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa.
• Pension scheme – We offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer.
• Life Assurance – 4 x your annual salary.
• Wellness – Access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Eye Care Vouchers – Substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses.
• Reward & Recognition – Employees are recognised via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition, and long‑service awards.
• Everyday discounts – Access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our WinningTeam!