Location:
Derby (DE74 2DL)
Contract type:
Full time, 12-month FTC
Hours:
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary:
£40,000 per annum, plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
You'll have an important part to play working closely with the Transport team and alongside site leadership in embedding Operational Excellence and Digital technologies consistently. You will lead, coordinate, and deliver process improvement projects aligned to agreed business priorities.
Here at Unipart we don't just have a way of working, we have The Unipart Way. It allows everyone in our team to pursue their own personal and professional goals to a world class level, through Unipart's ‘From Gate to Great' training and development program.
As a Continuous Improvement Manager your primary focus will be to deploy Operational Excellence and Digital technologies into the Transport operation, delivering value to the business and positive outcomes measured through Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery indicators.
As part of your key responsibilities you'll:
- Lead and deliver continuous improvement activities to improve performance and enhance driver capability in the use of Unipart Way tools and techniques
- Deliver tangible and validated financial savings through Operational Excellence (OpEx) and Digital delivery
- Utilise Operational Excellence and Unipart Logistics Digital tools to deliver ‘Right First Time' principles into transport
- Learn, share and adopt best practice within the Logistics division and wider business
- Work with site leaders in applying the Group OpEx and Digital standards consistently and as measured through the Group's internal auditing process
- Act as mentor and coach for peers and high potential colleagues, ensuring there is a strong pipeline of succession
- Support and coach Team Leaders and Managers with their personal development accreditation programmes, particularly OpEx elements where applicable
About You
We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role!
- Demonstrable experience in process improvement/continuous improvement/lean practitioner roles
- Target/results driven with ability to cope with the demands of a fast-moving and ever-changing set of priorities
- Assertive and competent in influencing stakeholders from shop floor to senior management
- Customer and quality focused with an eye for detail
- Analytical problem solver
- Self-sufficient and motivated
- Strong planning, organising and time management skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and spoken)
- Digitally savvy with a good understanding of Microsoft Office (particularly excel) Google Apps frameworks or similar
- Hands on experience of working within a busy UK Road Transport and Freight Warehousing environment
- A strong understanding of the UK Road Transport legislative environment with a keen appreciation of Construction and Use Regulations and DVSA Safe Loading Practices
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may have experience in the following: Process Improvement Manager, Lean Practitioner, Operational Excellence Manager, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Six Sigma Manager, Business Process Manager, Quality Improvement Manager, Performance Improvement Manager, Efficiency Improvement Manager, Operations Improvement Manager, etc.
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