Value Stream Supervisor (Packaging Operations)

Eagleston Financial Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Value Stream Supervisor to lead their manufacturing operations. In this dynamic role, you will oversee a large team, driving operational efficiencies while ensuring quality and compliance. You will be at the forefront of innovation, implementing lean manufacturing principles and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's success while enjoying a supportive work environment that values diversity and employee wellbeing. If you're passionate about operational excellence and ready to take on a leadership role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous annual bonus

Pension schemes

Flexible vacation and time off

Paid holidays

Paid volunteering hours

Private health and dental plans

Healthcare cash plans

Income protection

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large manufacturing team, ensuring efficiency and quality.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage costs and conduct financial analysis for product families.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Data Analysis

People Management

Operational Excellence

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we craft and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living!

We're on a mission to push the boundaries of innovation, and we need a dedicated expert to help us achieve our goals. We seek someone who can drive strategic plans and collect crucial clinical and economic evidence for S+N's manufacturing processes. This role is essential for accelerating the global launch of our new products, ensuring their adoption, and maintaining access to approved products in compliance with regulations.

In this hands-on role, you'll be instrumental in improving the value of our business as you lead a large team of people within our packaging operations department, implementing operational excellence and lean manufacturing principles. Your responsibilities will include leading all aspects of People, Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery, as well as eliminating Waste and continuously improving process efficiency.

We're seeking someone with a strong background in fast-paced manufacturing environments, coupled with large scale people management exposure, who is passionate about driving operational efficiencies and continuous improvement.

What will you be doing?

As a Value Stream Supervisor at S+N, you will be at the forefront of our manufacturing operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement. Your role will involve leading a large team and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive our strategic goals.

1. Line management responsibility for the direct manufacturing team, including Line Leaders, Operators and Process Technicians.
2. Driving critical steps within the value-stream maps, future implementation plan, and the Operational Excellence roadmap.
3. Accountable for Tier 2 level actions and the profit & loss of the operation, including driving year-on-year improvement.
4. Responsible for the costs of the product families, as well as Tier 1 & 2 level activities, including: Labour, Safety, Absence, Quality and Administration.
5. Leading area Kaizen activities or improvement projects.
6. Conducting financial analysis, reconciliation, and continuous improvement, including recoveries, OEE, MUV, labour efficiency, and spending.

What do you need to be successful?

Our successful candidate will be someone with a supervision/management background within a manufacturing environment, with flexibility to work shifts as the need arises. They will be resilient, data driven and an analytical problem solver with exposure to lean manufacturing and operational excellence principles.

You. Unlimited

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.

1. Inclusion, Diversity and Equity: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website.
2. Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
3. Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
4. Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.
5. Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
6. Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.
7. Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

Applications

If you share our passion for pioneering innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you.

We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients.

We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.

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