Business:- Pharma Solutions
Department:- Manufacturing
Location:- Grangemouth
Reporting Structure:
This position reports to CI Manager
Job Overview:
The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for co-coordinating and leading the continuous improvement (CI) activities at the Grangemouth site, supporting the drive to operational excellence at Piramal Grangemouth. Utilising a data driven approach to prioritise and plan improvement projects, coordinate the end to end delivery of CI projects and acting as project lead in specific instances. Support the Leadership Team embed a CI culture within the business, supporting change management and introducing, facilitating and training out the use of the appropriate OE tools such as Lean Six Sigma, S and visual management.
Key Roles/Responsibilities:
1. Actively drive and implement a Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy, working with the Site Leadership Team and
2. all functional stakeholders within the Piramal Pharma Solutions Grangemouth business.
3. · Execute Lean Six Sigma projects, leading teams to address business process problems and design new processes to
4. achieve results, identifying short and long term actions and prioritising activities.
5. · Share best practices, engaging all employees and drive continuous improvement and standardisation across all
6. organizational functions to achieve targets in growth, quality, and productivity.
7. · Sharing best practices across the Piramal Pharma Solutions network.
8. · Establish and mature Continuous Improvement/ Operational Excellence and other tools for business transformation
9. and continuous improvement, including Lean Six Sigma, S, GEMBA walks etc.
10. · Support site roadmap development detailing CI activities which will be executed in collaboration with the
11. site/functional Leadership Team.
12. · Provide technical support for OEE improvement, and general site wide improvements.
13. · Coach employees to establish performance measurement systems and goals aligned with organizational objectives.
14. · Support the functional areas in the development of metrics that support CI and help drive change.
15. · Identify the training needed to support the ongoing deployment of OE tools in the business, developing in house.
16. · Training packages where appropriate and utilizing support from the Piramal network.
17. · Encourage a culture within functions of promoting ‘Ideas to Excellence’ to continuously improve functional and site
18. performance.
19. · Be a champion of change at the Piramal Pharma Solutions Grangemouth site.
20. · Build networks and participate in Continuous Improvement Corporate initiatives within Piramal Pharma Solution,
21. businesses and external groups, ensuring the sharing and incorporation of best practice.
Competencies:
Teamwork - As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team
Communication - The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed.
Building Collaborative Relationships - The ability to strengthen partnerships with others inside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.
Attention to Detail - Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate
Problem Solving – The ability to accurately assess a situation and derive a positive outcome.
Decision Making – The ability to quickly assess information to arrive at the best possible choice and being able to provide reasoning that support your decision
Leadership – Skills and behaviors that contribute to superior performance.
Interpersonal Awareness - The ability to notice, interpret, and anticipate others’ concerns and feelings, and to communicate this awareness empathetically to others.
Customer Awareness - The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one’s external and/or internal customers.