Continuous Improvement Specialist
Continuous Improvement Specialist
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Job Description:
Location: Slough UK
Salary:annual bonus benefits
The Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist is responsible for leading loss elimination within the Value Stream and is critical to supporting the Operational Excellence pillars to deliver the sites Compelling Business Need (CBN).
They analyse line data to identify and prioritise loss elimination opportunities lead root cause problemsolving efforts on key chronic losses for their area of responsibility and coach teams on basic and complex problemsolving skills.
The CI Specialist is expected to coach and develop the operational teams technical understanding of process control and area operation.They should be considered subject matter experts on the process aspects of their equipment.
What are we looking for
Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Level
Degree in Engineering Supply Business or technical field of study with at least a couple years of experience in a TPM/WCM manufacturing environment OR Several years of experience in manufacturing at Mars with MSE pillar participation or ProblemSolving experience
Preferred: Formal qualification in Six Sigma problemsolving or similar
What will be your key responsibilities
Subject Matter Expertise
Be the process area specialist for a defined area of expertise including close collaboration with other sites in the network and teams outside of the value stream e.g. R&D Technical and engineering.
Operational Excellence subject matter expertise and coaching.
Responsible for skills and training materials in the value stream relating to their subject matter expertise. This includes ownership of creating updating and approval of these materials as needed and delivering training where appropriate to eliminate losses.
Focused improvement Problem Solving
Solving complex operational problems using Focused Improvement methodology (Lean/Six Sigma) and coaching basic problemsolving initiatives.
Implementing leading and coaching projects/task groups aimed at improving the lines results (safety Quality Performance People Costs).
Implementation and coaching of improvements through cooperation across functions including Engineering Process Engineering Reliability/maintenance R&D and management of work of external contractors.
Introducing new initiatives and ways of working to the value stream.
Creating updating and supervising factory documentation/instructions including Generating operational standards (SOPs 5S CIL and centerlines.
Implementation of other activities resulting from the site roadmap or corrective actions and preventative actions.
Focused Improvement Loss Analysis
Data analysis aimed at identifying losses and their sources.
Implementation/supervision of tools/systems for measuring controlling and increasing the efficiency of production lines.
Verify the effectiveness of improvement projects and the benefits resulting from them.
Operational Governance System
Active participation and coaching.
Owning performance KPIs within the system.
What can you expect from Mars
Work with over 140000 diverse and talented Associates all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purposedriven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.
Bestinclass learning and development support from day one including access to our inhouse Mars University.
An industrycompetitive salary and benefits package including a company bonus.
Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.
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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
