Continuous Improvement Lead - Murarrie

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

The Continuous Improvement Lead will be required to work closely with the Murarrie Site Team to set and lead the execution of the overall continuous improvement strategy, ensuring long term sustainability of the results achieved whilst preserving the overall operating model.

Key responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Kerry Teams and external partners in the diagnostics, planning, future state design work and implementation of Kerry Programs. 
• Develop and implement effective continuous improvement strategies which are aligned to the overall business strategy with full alignment and support from the Plant Leadership Team and key stakeholders.
• Ensure the plant is using a standardized set of key performance indicators (KPI’s) as per the Kerry Plant Management System standard and that targets can be achieved through a rigorous performance management system.
• Collaborate with counterparts within Kerry to ensure consistency among processes and procedures.
• Act as a key mentor, influencer and supporter to the Plant Leadership Team.
• Coach, mentor and influence all levels to affect the required continuous improvement culture at the Murarrie Site, by educating on the ultimate vision for the plant and wider business.
• Support the site as they move through the change curve and align with the Plant Leadership Team on how best to support our people through the change with the ultimate ambition of winning hearts and minds and building a strong continuous improvement culture.
• Administer training programs that foster cross-functional deployment of continuous improvement and develop capability.

Qualifications and skills

• Preferably 5 years CI experience in a Food / Process Manufacturing Environment. 
• Good to have CI related accreditations and formal training.
• Project management experience with practical knowledge of PM tools and techniques to support delivery.
• Stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to coach, mentor and influence at all levels.
• Excellent Root Cause Analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Strong financial acumen and grasp on how to translate operational improvements into financial impact.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio etc.)

 

 

Key Competencies:

• Ability to work at all levels in a collaborative manner.
• High level of motivation and initiative with ability to work independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
• Team based problem solving skills, using data to analyse processes.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Have a working knowledge of lean principles and a vision for continuous sustainable improvement.
• Strong coach and people developer, keen to improve the skillsets and capabilities of teams and plant leaders.
• Confident in running training sessions at various levels within the business.