Continuous Improvement Practitioner

Ethypharm Group; Romford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and forward-thinking production team as a Continuous Improvement Practitioner. This pivotal role involves deploying the Continuous Improvement System to enhance performance in Safety, Quality, Waste/Cost, and Delivery. You will empower teams to implement continuous improvement activities and drive cultural transformation across the Romford site. With a focus on collaboration and communication, you will lead workshops, conduct training, and monitor project risks to ensure successful delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patients' lives.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Holiday Buy/Sell

3% Bonus Scheme

Bravo Benefits Platform

Salary Sacrifice for Electric Vehicles

Private Healthcare

Medicash Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent standard.
• Experience in hands-on implementation of continuous improvement programs.
• Hold a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt qualification.

Responsibilities

• Roll out and maintain the Continuous Improvement System.
• Work with stakeholders to deliver service improvement activities.
• Conduct training sessions and lead improvement initiatives.

Skills

Continuous Improvement Programs

Lean Solutions

Power BI

Power Apps

Coaching and Training Delivery

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

MS Office Packages

Structured Problem-Solving (DMAIC)

Lean Six Sigma Methodology

Education

Degree Level Education

Tools

Power BI

Power Apps

MS Office

Job description

Full details of the job.

Vacancy Name

Contract

Contract Permanent

Location

Location Romford, Spilsby Road

Daily Work Times

Daily Work Times 08:30-17:00

Basic Hours Per Week

Basic Hours Per Week 37.50

Job Description

We are recruiting aContinuous Improvement Practitioner

Ethypharm is seeking a passionate Continuous Improvement Practitioner to join our vibrant and forward-thinking production team at our Romford manufacturing facility.

The Continuous Improvement Practitioner plays a pivotal role in deploying and embedding the Ethypharm Continuous Improvement System across our Romford site — driving the delivery of our Business Strategy and enhancing overall performance in Safety, Quality, Waste/Cost, and Delivery.

As a key member of the site team, reporting directly to the CI Manager, the CI Practitioner will be responsible for ensuring the Ethypharm CI System is actively used to build the capability of all site personnel — empowering teams to implement continuous improvement activities as part of their daily work.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Roll out, support, and maintain the Ethypharm Continuous Improvement System
• Work with the CI Manager and Site team to identify and deliver service improvement activity across the site through implementation of the Ethypharm Continuous Improvement System and the application of innovative thinking
• To work with key business stakeholders, and multi-jurisdictional "CI Advocates", to build a continuous improvement environment to support the culture transformation
• Lead and facilitate Improvement initiatives workshops
• Conduct classroom training sessions to different level of the organization
• Lead good practices rolling out across the different departments to Knowledge leverage
• To actively monitor project risks to foresee/identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address in advance
• Complete post implementation reviews to ensure successful delivery has been achieved and to ensure that improvements can be made for future projects
• Assist in data analysis and processing to derive effective decisions

Skills/Experience

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent standard
• Experience of hands-on implementation of continuous improvement programs and Lean solutions, Power BI and Power App
• Experience of coaching and delivering training
• Experience of implementing a framework of continuous improvement in a multifunctional organisation
• Hold a qualification in Lean Six Sigma Green belt or equivalent
• Knowledge of MS Office packages
• Knowledge of structured problem-solving methods including DMAIC
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools.
• Knowledge BI and Power App

About you

You are a passionate problem-solver with a strong track record of driving continuous improvement in a manufacturing or operational environment. With a collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills, you’re confident in engaging teams at all levels to embed sustainable change and build improvement capabilities across the site.

What we offer you

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 with length of service plus bank holidays (prorated)
• Holiday Buy/Sell – an opportunity to buy or sell up to an additional 5 days of holiday
• 3% Bonus - In addition to our competitive salaries, all our employees are entitled to join a discretionary bonus scheme (based on policy eligibility)
• Bravo Benefits Platform – offering a variety of discounts, financial support, My MindPal, wellbeing app, menopause support and more
• Salary Sacrifice scheme for Electric vehicles with Tusker (dependent on meeting policy eligibility)
• Private Healthcare with an additional Medicash health cash plan

Working hours information

• Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5pm, hybrid role.

Please note, at present, we are unable to assist with sponsorship for right to work.

Why Ethypharm?

Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized international pharmaceutical company, with strong European roots, that manufactures and provides essential medicines, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine.

Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations. Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain,
and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.

At Ethypharm, you will be a part of a team dedicated and committed to improving patients’ lives.

Our Romford facility is located 20 miles from the centre of London and consists of over 6700 square metres of a high-quality, modern pharmaceutical facility where we mix, fill, sterilise, inspect, pack, and label a wide range of medicines.

At Ethypharm we recognise the value of diversity in the workplace and provide equal opportunities for all. We are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements where this meets with the needs of our business.