Continuous Improvement Lead

CareerWise Recruitment; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead for our Cork-based global food sector client. The CI Lead will drive the CI strategy and programme, delivering sustainable improvements in operational performance, efficiency and profitability across the business.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will develop the CI roadmap, embed value stream mapping, and lead cross-functional initiatives across supply chain and retail operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a similar CI/operations role in food, retail, or related sectors.
• Black belt qualification with proven application of lean and CI tools.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Data-driven ability to identify and deliver opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CI strategy and programme roadmap for the company.
• Collaborate with business leaders to identify improvement opportunities across supply chain and retail operations.
• Drive cost base reductions through process, systems, technology, and people development.
• Embed ongoing CI governance and value stream mapping across the business.

Skills

CI leadership

Lean & Six Sigma

Data driven analysis

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Tools

Value stream mapping

DMAIC

Process benchmarking

Job description

Job Description

A Continuous Improvement Lead is needed by CareerWise Recruitment for our Cork based global food sector client. The CI Lead is responsible for leading the Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy and programme, driving sustainable improvements in operational performance, efficiency, and profitability across the business. The position also provides leadership and governance for strategic projects, ensuring their successful delivery and alignment with objectives.

Role of this position

• Develop the roadmap and plan for the CI programme of activities for the company.
• Work with business leaders to identify significant opportunities for improvements across the supply chain and retail operations.
• Deliver significant improvements in overall cost base of the business through improvements across processes, systems, technology and people development.
• Develop processes for embedding ongoing identification of delivering improvements year on year.
• Leading and embedding process improvement/value stream mapping across the Agri business.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years’ experience in a similar role in an aligned industry sector with an operations and retail focus ideally.
• Black belt qualified with demonstrated experience of application of skills, tools and techniques
• Comfortable with transactional in addition to manufacturing CI programmes.
• Ideally experience of leading large scale transformation programme
• Expertise in data driven identification and delivery of opportunities
• Strong Practical expertise in use & application of lean & CI tools

CareerWise Recruitment (In Search of Excellence)

Established in 1999, CareerWise Recruitment specialises in recruitment of management and technical professionals for the life sciences, ICT, engineering, food and agri sectors. We operate out of multiple locations in Ireland and have offices in Cork, Shannon, Galway, Mayo and Dublin. By applying for this position, you are consenting to allow CareerWise Recruitment to process and retain your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, contained on our website for the purposes of providing career opportunities. CareerWise Recruitment accepts that you do not wish your personal data, including your CV, to be forwarded to any client company without your prior consent and gives an absolute assurance that this wish will always be respected. Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or wish to withdraw or amend your consent.