Continuous Improvement Manager Northampton, England
Job description
Are you an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager looking for a new opportunity? Does the perspective of covering a region with 4 logistics sites (and growing!) within the Midlands excite you? Do you have a solid LEAN management background with a real focus on delivering savings?
Here at GXO, we are looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager to join a CI Team on a full-time, permanent basis. Working Monday till Friday business hours, you will frequently visit all the sites in a region with a main base in Northampton, Grange Park.
You’ll provide leadership and energy to engage the hearts and minds of the team and customer, implementing and encouraging a continuous improvement culture. You’ll be responsible for providing expertise, technical assistance, and training to local leadership and front-line staff in the application of continuous improvement as a business strategy to solve organisational problems.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £55,000 per annum. In addition, we offer 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to private healthcare, a dental plan, a workplace pension and our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Identify and deliver service improvement activity across the sites, by employing process improvement methodologies and the application of innovative thinking using LEAN management tools
- Take full responsibility for the definition, documentation, timeline and successful completion of assigned projects
- Develop a continuous improvement & lean culture for sites, via coaching, training and working with first-line management and the senior leadership team
- Communicate and present project proposals, progress and best practice sharing to internal and external stakeholders
What you need to succeed at GXO
- Strong previous experience leading continuous improvement and operational excellence activity in a complex environment with a focus on delivering savings
- Lean Six Sigma green belt trained
- Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative to drive the projects forward
- Solid experience of LEAN implementation and expertise on its tools such as Kaizen Gemba, Process Confirmation.
We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: On the road
