Overview
TieTalent – Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Join to apply for the Continuous Improvement Manager role at TieTalent (internally known as IWS Manager) in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. This on-site role is with KP Snacks and is based at the Billingham site, a large factory in the UK with a variety of brands and about 700 colleagues.
Role location: Billingham, England, United Kingdom
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What’s in it for you
* Attractive salary, depending on skills and experience
* £7.5k car allowance
* Bonus scheme with a strong track record of over-achievement
* Annual salary review
* Medicash health cash plan / Private healthcare / Digital GP / Best Doctors (2nd Medical Opinion) / Cancer care
* Company sick pay (eligibility criteria exist)
* Holiday buy scheme
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* KP4ME online benefits and wellbeing information and tools
As Continuous Improvement Manager / IWS Manager, what will you be doing?
Leadership
* Lead the line organisation through the relevant IWS Phase Journey to drive performance improvement and sustainable results
* Maintain a clear understanding of priorities, including execution requirements and resource planning, particularly with regard to people and capability
* Coach and support site organisation to effectively set direction during Daily Direction Setting (DDS), ensuring alignment with site-level targets
* Provide leadership for the FI/WPI Pillar, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and capability building
* Influence peers and cross-functional teams to align on priorities and deliver results, including through indirect leadership and collaboration across organisational boundaries
Loss Elimination
* Develop the IWS Site Master / 90-Day Plan to address losses and build capability
* Lead execution of 90 Day Plans to eliminate losses using IWS tools
* Monthly review of Site Master Plans and results
* Drive breakthrough results in OEE, Planned and Unplanned Downtime while delivering against the Master Production Schedule (use OPM and other tools)
* Lead issue resolution “to Root Cause” on the shop floor for chronic stops (e.g., IPS, UPS)
DMS Capability Build
* On-the-floor coaching of line leads and ATMs
* Perform hands-on coaching (actual usage) on the 8 RTT DMS systems
* Loss Elimination
* Skill Development / Technical Mastery / Behavioural
* Coach the use of standard work to eliminate non-value added work, including coaching the link to effort reduction
A little bit about our location
Billingham is our largest UK factory and is home to brands like McCoy’s, POM-BEAR, Wheat Crunchies and Discos, with circa 700 colleagues. It is a large, complex site with growth planned over the coming years.
Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. We are a diverse team of more than 15,000 across 30 countries, including around 2,400 in the UK across seven factories and our Slough HQ. We value open communication, inclusion, and collaboration.
We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience listed below.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Demonstrated leadership in Continual Improvement across multiple stakeholder groups
* Familiarity with IWS is beneficial but not required
* Proven problem-solving capabilities using tools such as fishbone diagrams, 5 Whys, and root cause analysis (RCA)
* Strong coaching and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence others effectively
* Skilled in leading structured change initiatives and driving sustainable improvements
* Excellent planning and organisational abilities
* Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to seeking input from the wider team
* High level of personal accountability and ownership for delivering results
* Competence in handling large volumes of data; minimum intermediate proficiency in Excel
* Experience operating as part of a leadership team or readiness to step into such a role with strategic thinking and influence
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
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