Continuous Improvement Practitioner

Culina Group; Stafford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 25 days + holidays

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Pension 5%/8%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Wellness 24/7 EAP

Eye Care Vouchers

Rewards & Recognition

Retail Discounts

Job summary

Culina Group is seeking a Continuous Improvement Practitioner to oversee the site CI plan and act as PMO for the site, supporting the Operational Excellence Strategy. You will drive changes that improve safety, quality, cost, delivery and engagement, and coach colleagues in CI fundamentals.

Roles involve reporting progress, managing risks, leading small projects, and enabling system change with site teams and the regional CI Manager. A collaborative, proactive mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Awareness of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience leading or participating in projects using basic PM tools.
• Presentation skills and ability to deliver training.
• Some knowledge of IT systems (e.g., M-Type, SCE, TMS, Info view).
• Experience working closely with operations and building effective relationships.
• Experience implementing change in challenging environments.
• Experience in a project environment and improvement activity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of the site CI plan and PMO activities.
• Report progress, risks, issues and benefits for CI and project work.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, cost, service and engagement.
• Track and report benefits and support resource planning.
• Lead the delivery of small CI projects to unlock benefits.
• Upskill and coach colleagues on CI basics and problem solving.
• Support major system changes on site with stakeholders.
• Support data gathering for diagnostics and benefits tracking.
• Deliver and govern new operational processes to sustain changes.
• Communicate CI activity to site teams via the plan.
• Support the wider CI strategy with the Central Projects team.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma methodologies

Project management basics

Presentation skills

IT systems knowledge

Operations collaboration

Change implementation

Improvement activity

Job description

Culina Logistics provides integrated supply chain services and expertise for food & drink products that require strict refrigerated temperatures.

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

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 site whilst also supporting the Operational Excellence Strategy. The individual will help to facilitate change activity on site to deliver Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People benefits encouraging colleague participation.

Working hours:Monday to Friday, 08.00-16.30

Key Duties of a Continuous Improvement Practitioner:

• Monitoring and supporting the delivery of the site CI plan working with site teams and the CLL Regional CI Manager(s) and 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 & CLL Regional CI Manager.
• Support the delivery and governance of new operational processes that ensures 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 the delivery of the CLL 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 for example M-Type, SCE, TMS, Info view ideal.
• 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 Culina Logisticsa 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- Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays.
• Company Bonus- We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Private Medical Cover- This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa.
• Pension scheme -we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirementso we offer agreat contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer.
• Life Assurance-4x 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!