Operational Excellence Lead at Nutreco

Job Description: 

What are you going to do?

• Performing site diagnostic/assessments to highlight opportunities for improvement- in line with budget setting cycle
• Informing site leadership team & BU OE lead of the opportunities - to allow opportunity-based target setting in the budget cycle
• Tracking of benefits through leading the benefits tracker (FT) agenda- ensuring all activity is tracked
• Leading of site improvement projects that are higher in complexity or require cross functional involvement
• For site prioritised opportunities- Set up projects with site team members, ensuring charter in place and then coaching the teams to deliver projects
• ensuring strong site governance is in place for improvement activities
• Working together with the local Operations team facilitate the setting up and sustainability of the site SIM/ business performance management process to ensure robust performance management is in place at all levels to cover – handover, SIC, Daily, Weekly, Monthly intervals.
• Deploy best practice operational excellence techniques within the Operations function through design, coaching and training of staff (e.g. SIM, 5S, PSG, TPM) to reduce waste and non-value add activity/cost.
• Ensure central CI programmes are cascaded and aligned to local requirements.
• Perform Operational Excellence maturity assessments in line with central defined process and ensure site improvement plan is in place and progressing.
• Support the development of a CI culture- ensuring using leadership process confirmations across site- as part of the defined leader's standard work.
• Competency development- Establish competency requirements for identified roles across the business and performing training needs analysis to ensure a site competency (for operational excellence) plan is in place.
• Develop, implement and maintain training matrices to assist managers in identifying training needs.
• Ensure that all employees are trained to the required standards and are effectively audited and signed off as competent.

What do you bring?

• You should possess a minimum bachelor's degree in a related field, along with at least 5 years of proven experience in Operations / Manufacturing.
• Your strong knowledge of CI tools and techniques, coupled with experience in their implementation in manufacturing is crucial.
• Previous experience within a similar role is advantageous.
• You should be diligent with excellent attention to detail. Have and have robust coaching skills.
• Your ability to work to strict deadlines, demonstrating confident management of conflicting priorities are key attributes.
• Proficiency in the use of all MS applications, email & internet along with excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication and collaboration skills is essential.
• Ability to listen, assimilate and interpret information and convert to understandable, logical training documents and communication.
• You should be able to work on own initiative and within team environment with a motivated. "can do" attitude.
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly, generate fresh and innovative ideas and ability to influence and manage change will be valued.