We’re working with a large pan-European manufacturing business which operates 7 days a week that is actively seeking to add a talented Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Specialist to join one of its site Production teams.

Operations & Manufacturing Performance Supervisor

38.33 hours per week Monday to Friday

Location: Nr Bognor Regis, Sussex

Salary: Circa £35,000

Your responsibilities will be: 

• Support the Production Manager to drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor performance against KPI Boards, (SQDCPE)
• Report daily performance metrics
• Identify performance gaps and implement corrective actions and process improvements using Continuous Improvement, (CI) principles
• Investigate errors using tools like 5 Whys
• Standardise processes and implement SOPs
• Supervise the set performance targets and track individual/team output
• Show leadership by setting an example and assist in allocating resources efficiently
• Assist where necessary to ensure Health, Safety and Compliance systems and accreditations are being adhered to
• Ensure good standards of housekeeping of the factory

To be successful, we would like you to have:

• Strong analytical thinking, (working with metrics and dashboards)
• Proven Continuous Improvement experience, minimum 2 years practical experience in a Manufacturing or Automation environment.
• IT Literate with experience working with Excel spreadsheets
• Planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills, at all levels (written and verbal) and able to explain performance issues clearly to stakeholders
• Uses initiative to solve problems and make decisions
• Possessing a proactive, can do attitude
• Flexible, reliable, and trustworthy
• Work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Some experience in a print, packaging or related industry would be beneficial.

This is a great opportunity to join a leading manufacturer in a new production CI role working in a high speed and time-sensitive manufacturing environment.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship at this stage