Business Excellence Manager

The Company

kp is a globally recognised leader in the packaging and specialty film industry, renowned for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and innovation. The need to act on climate change has never been clearer so we incorporate sustainability into everything we do by #InvestingInBetter - creating innovative products that enhance product protection, shelf life and contribute to reducing the overall carbon footprint.

At kp, we are passionate about ensuring our customers' satisfaction, and we strive to achieve this goal by focusing all our efforts on meeting their evolving needs. Our dedication to drive a positive change in the packaging industry with a focus on quality and sustainability has earned us a reputation as a trusted partner for businesses worldwide.

We are currently looking for a Business Excellence Manager within our Food Packaging division. The main purpose of this role is to drive Best Practice sharing and a harmonized approach towards Business Excellence across the site and to drive implementation of Lean/Six Sigma & Change Management Projects (TPM). This role will report to the Site Director with dotted line to PMO Director and will be based out of Pontivy.
 

Tasks and Responsibilities:
 

• Support the rollout of strategic operational excellence initiatives across the Segments (e.g., TPM, Management for daily improvement, SPC).
• Deliver the yearly Savings Targets (~2% of Production Costs)
• Identify and drive improvement opportunities (e.g., efficiency, material balance, yield) with local teams conducting pilot lines, standardizing, and ensuring data quality, mentoring of Six Sigma & Lean Projects, following up CI Projects and initiatives supporting complex data analysis.
• Implement an aligned Operational Excellence approach in close cooperation with the Division Head of Business Excellence (Trainings, Project Management, Project Follow up, OEE Audits, …)
• Support the Organizational Structure & Development of the Segments BEX Organization.
• Will participate in strategy decisions and will influence the results

Functional knowledge and technical skills within own and other areas:
 

• Previous experience of production processes essential
• Technical process skills and understanding of production capabilities.
• Good hands-on knowledge of Continuous Improvement Techniques and implementation
• Understand Project Selection and implementation to meet the business objective.

Educational requirements/qualifications and experience:

• Educated to degree level in Engineering or similar or working towards a qualification.
• Six Sigma Black belt qualified or working to this goal.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in operations.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Experience in training and coaching people
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Shows initiative, the desire to drive change and is motivated to exceed expectations
• Excellent communication skills in English and preferably second language
   

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If you are determined, thrive in a fast-paced environment with high levels of accountability and focus, then we’d love to meet you! Please apply using the link below.

At kp, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is vital to our global success. We welcome applicants from all identities, ideas, perspectives and experiences and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We aim to create an inclusive culture where our employees feel empowered to play to their strengths and see themselves reflected in the organization without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual preference, marital status, or inclusion in any other protected class.