Continuous Improvement Lead – Synergy Flavors
Synergy Flavors, a division of the Carbery Group, is a global leader in flavourings, extracts, and essences. With sites in 8 countries and customers in over 50 markets, we combine innovation, sensory science, and application expertise to deliver high‑quality taste solutions across the food and beverage industry.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, manage, and execute the site Continuous Improvement Plan in partnership with the Leadership Team and the Global CI platform.
* Track financial impact of initiatives, conduct accountability meetings, and lead the CI tracker reporting.
* Ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the production monitoring and improvement process site‑wide.
* Maintain a pulse on the site’s lean maturity level and support its evolutionary journey with external resources.
* Identify and share best practices across Carbery‑Synergy sites.
* Coach leaders on maximizing the production monitoring & improvement process, ask the right questions, recognize opportunities, and drive actions.
* Lead and coach teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, throughput, and inventory.
* Promote lean thinking through training, coaching, and mentoring at all levels of the organization.
* Develop and deliver standard training material across the site.
* Engage employees in problem solving and workshops; ensure their ideas are heard.
* Lead by example, be visible on the floor, celebrate wins, and recognize employees/teams.
* Capture details of all CI initiatives and share learnings and best practices cross‑functionally.
* Drive the implementation of standardized ways of working to engage all employees on the CI Journey.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in engineering, food science, or business studies.
* Minimum of 5 years of broad‑based manufacturing experience.
* Substantial experience with continuous improvement approaches (e.g., TPM, lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Visual Controls, 5S).
* Effective communication with all stakeholders, both internally and externally.
* Ability to deal with complexity and change, prioritize effectively, and deliver within short timescales.
* Capability to take a broader responsibility in the future.
* Background in engineering.
* Recognized qualification in lean, such as a Green Belt or Lean Six Sigma.
Our Commitment to People
We are a diverse and growing workforce of over 1,000 people across eight countries globally. We are committed to driving growth, developing future capability, and delivering results through our dedicated teams.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Carbery Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a supportive work environment.
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