Plant Operational Excellence Leader

Role: Plant Operational Excellence Leader
Location: Maidstone, Kent
Competitive + Company Bonus & Benefits inc free Healthcare, On-site gym, subsidised lunch, EAP schemes, financial assistance etc
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am until 4:30pm (40 hours)

Our client, a leading international manufacturer, is currently recruiting for an experienced Plant Operational Excellence Leader to join their site close to Maidstone at a time of huge growth for the business.

As the Plant Operational Excellence Leader you will be the champion, support and lead implementation of Operation Excellence, Continuous Improvement and problem-solving initiatives within their Maidstone site. You will be an essential element of the site's Continuous Improvement programme.

As the Plant Operational Leader, you will have the autonomy to operate across all functions and at all levels in the business to implement Operational Excellence requirements, tools and techniques, and will be able to implement Operational Excellence activities without conflict with everyday operational duties.

Duties include:
- Be the link with the cluster Operational Excellence Manager and the first point of contact for Operational Excellence support, advice and training in their representative site.
- To implement the local, country and cluster-level operational excellence strategy in line with the expectations of the Mill Manager, UK Operational Excellence Manager and Group Operational Excellence Director.
- To partner with the site leadership team to achieve controllable waste improvement and reduce raw material (paper, starch) and energy (steam) use.
- To act as a change agent for leading and managing continuous improvement processes on site whilst promoting a culture of accountability.
- To lead and support the digitalisation strategy (using systems and technology to streamline processes).
- To identify opportunities for improvement at the local level
- Have the tenacity to challenge the 'Status Quo'
- Be able to engage with team members to drive and inspire change.
- To support the 5S program within the site using training and auditing of processes.
- To educate all employees in the CI / Lean tools & techniques and ensure there is a continuing program to maintain and develop knowledge, awareness and commitment.

What we are looking for:
- Degree or Qualification within an Engineering discipline is ideal.
- Lean Manufacturing training and lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
- Computer literate in Office tools.
- Experience in a similar position and role.
- Ability to Lead teams and Workshops.

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Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Lean Techniques, Training and Development, Health and Safety, Manufacturing, Engineering