Overview
Join to apply for the Continuous Improvement Manager role at TieTalent. (Known internally as IWS Manager) Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. 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. This role offers opportunities to contribute ideas and grow within the company.
The IWS Manager has site accountability for the ongoing phased development of Intersnack Work Systems (IWS) and helps the site achieve their 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 mental, physical and financial wellbeing information and tools
Responsibilities
* Leadership
o Lead the line organisation through the relevant IWS Phase Journey to drive performance improvement and sustainable results
o Maintain a clear understanding of priorities, including execution requirements and resource planning, particularly with regard to people and capability
o Coach and support site organisation to effectively set direction during Daily Direction Setting (DDS), ensuring alignment with site-level targets
o Provide leadership for the FI/WPI Pillar, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and capability building
o Influence peers and cross-functional teams to align on priorities and deliver results, including through indirect leadership and collaboration across organisational boundaries
* Loss Elimination
o Develop the IWS Site Master / 90-Day Plan to address losses and build capability
o Lead execution of 90 Day Plans to eliminate losses using IWS tools
o Monthly review of Site Master Plans and results
o Drive breakthrough results in OEE, Planned and Unplanned Downtime while delivering against the Master Production Schedule (use OPM and other tools)
o Lead issue resolution “to Root Cause” on the floor of chronic stops (IPS, UPS)
* DMS Capability Build
o On the floor coaching of line leads and ATMs
o Perform hands-on coaching (actual usage) on the 8 RTT DMSs
o Loss Elimination
o Skill Development/Technical Mastery/Behavioural
o Coach the use of standard work to eliminate non-value added work, including coaching the link to effort reduction
What we’re looking for
* 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 demonstrable readiness to step into such a role, with the strategic thinking and influence required at that level
Seniority and employment
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience listed above.
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