Production Optimisation Business Partner - Leeds

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Optimisation Business Partner to lead business improvements within their supply chain. This role involves leveraging your expertise in LEAN manufacturing and coaching to drive significant transformation at a key manufacturing site. You will be the subject matter expert on the Arla Production System, working closely with site leadership to implement high-impact initiatives and foster a culture of continuous operational excellence. If you are passionate about driving change and have a background in FMCG, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

26 days and 8 bank holidays

Annual Pay review

Employer pension matched up to 6%

X4 annual salary life assurance cover

Annual bonus

Free parking on site

Electric car charging

Flexible Benefits

Access to discounted Arla products

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG and formal qualification in LEAN manufacturing.
• Ability to act as a business partner to Site Directors.

Responsibilities

• Lead business improvements through lean and change management.
• Embed Digital strategy for Supply Chain as part of Arla Production System.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

LEAN Six Sigma

coaching skills

process confirmation

Education

formal qualification in LEAN manufacturing

Tools

Arla Production System

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Posted:

30.03.2025

Expiry Date:

14.05.2025

Job Description:

Days based role – Monday – Friday

• 26 days and 8 bank holidays
• Annual Pay review
• Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
• X4 annual salary life assurance cover
• Annual bonus
• Free parking on site and electric car charging
• Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• Access to discounted Arla products

Are you looking for a career opportunity where you lead business improvements through lean and change management within our supply chain? Look no further, make use of your experience in lean tools and production as you lead optimisation at one of our key UK manufacturing sites to help encourage a world-class supply chain.

The role will primarily be based at our Stourton Dairy in Leeds with occasional travel within the UK and Europe.

What does the role involve?
As a Production Optimisation Business Partner you will work on a range of high impact improvement initiatives, initially at our Stourton Dairy in Leeds. You will be the subject matter expert on site in tools and processes in the Arla Production System, acting as the link between site and the Centre of Excellence.

• Embed the Digital strategy for Supply Chain as part of the Arla Production System (APS) to enable full Productivity potential
• Secure long term sustainability of the improvements, building of a culture of coaching and process confirmation.
• Install a line centric organization to embed a mindset & behaviour based on continuous operational excellence
• Support site leadership team in development of a yearly implementation plan
• Deploy concepts and tools from Arla Production System at site according to site TIP and directives from center of excellences.
• Support site in identification and delivery of key initiatives to secure reaching gross savings targets.
• Participate in project activities like roll-outs and boost activities
• Identify continuous improvement talent and host colleagues from other sites
• Assure the leverage of talent within initiatives

Skills
You will bring experience from your previous roles within FMCG. You will ideally have a formal qualification within LEAN manufacturing (such as LEAN Six Sigma or a TPM formal qualification).

The successful candidate will have the ability to act as a true business partner to the Site Directors which will require you to challenge and probe to find the right solution. You bring high energy and drive but also the patience, persistence and empathy that is required to deliver a major transformation project. Further, you have excellent coaching skills and use these successfully to deliver short and long term change.

Next Steps

Please submit your application by Friday 12th April 2024. For more information please reach out to Rachel McDaid, Senior Talent Partner.

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.