Value Stream Leader – Manufacturing Excellence & Kaizen

Smith & Nephew plc; Melton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Generous annual bonus

Pension schemes

Healthcare benefits and employee perks

Job summary

Smith+Naphew is seeking a Value Stream Supervisor to lead a large packaging operations team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will drive the value-stream strategy, implement operational excellence, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet strategic goals, ensuring efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement across the operation.

You will manage line staff, lead improvement projects, and be accountable for costs and performance metrics as part of a hybrid working model with

Qualifications

• Supervision/management background in manufacturing required.
• Willingness to work shifts as needed.
• Analytical, data-driven problem solver with lean/operational-excellence exposure.

Responsibilities

• Line management responsibility for the direct manufacturing team (Line Leaders, Operators, Process Technicians).
• Drive key steps in value-stream maps, future implementation plan, and the Operational Excellence roadmap.
• Accountable for Tier 2 actions and the operation's profit & loss, including YoY improvements.
• Responsible for product family costs and Tier 1 & 2 activities (Labour, Safety, Absence, Quality, Administration).
• Lead area Kaizen activities or improvement projects.
• Conduct financial analysis, reconciliation, and continuous improvement (recoveries, OEE, MUV, labour efficiency, spending).

Skills

People management

Lean manufacturing

Data-driven

Analytical problem solving

Job description

Smith+Naphew is seeking a Value Stream Supervisor to lead a large packaging operations team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will drive the value-stream strategy, implement operational excellence, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet strategic goals, ensuring efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement across the operation.

You will manage line staff, lead improvement projects, and be accountable for costs and performance metrics as part of a hybrid working model with