Continuous Improvement Manager / IWS Manager
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Location: Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees (Home of McCoy’s, POM-BEAR and more) – On-site
Join our snack-loving team! We’re looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager/IWS Manager to join our team at KP Snacks in Billingham. If you value collaborative problem solving and growth, this could be your next adventure!
The IWS Manager has site accountability for the ongoing phased development of Intersnack Work Systems (IWS) and helps the site to achieve its Compelling Business Need (CBN), reduce losses and achieve total employee engagement.
What’s in it for you?
* Attractive salary, depending on the skills and experience you can bring
* £7.5k car allowance
* Bonus scheme – with an excellent track record of over-achievement
* Annual Salary Review
* Medicash health cash plan/Private healthcare/Digital GP/Best Doctors (2nd Medical Opinion service) and Cancer care
* Company sick pay (eligibility criteria exist)
* Holiday buy scheme
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* KP4ME online benefits, discounts, prizes, competitions and information platform with access to 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 floor of 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’s
* 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 factory in the UK and is home to many snack brands and about 700 colleagues. It’s a large, complex site with significant growth planned, offering opportunities to develop your career.
Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. We are a diverse, 15,000+ strong team across 30+ countries with UK operations of about 2,400 people across seven factories and our Slough HQ. We value open communication, inclusion, and collaboration.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. If there’s anything we can do to make the process easier, please let us know.
Knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for
* Demonstrated leadership in Continual Improvement across multiple stakeholder groups
* Familiarity with IWS is beneficial but not required
* Problem-solving skills 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
* Experience leading structured change initiatives and driving sustainable improvements
* Excellent planning and organisational abilities
* Collaborative mindset with proactive input from the wider team
* High personal accountability and ownership for delivering results
* Capability in handling large data sets; minimum intermediate Excel proficiency
* Experience as part of a leadership team or readiness to step into such a role with strategic thinking and influence
Employment type: Full-time | Seniority level: Mid-Senior level | Job function: Management and Manufacturing | Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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