Location: Daventry (Northampton)
Contract Type: Permanent
Introduction to role
The Vanderlande Service Team is responsible for maintenance and optimization of an automated warehouse solution. You will be working in a maintenance team and will be located at Sainsbury’s, Daventry distribution center.
Role Responsibilities
As a Process Engineer, you will act on operational, tactical, and strategic levels, presenting the benefits of specific solutions in a convincing and constructive way. You will take initiative and make decisions while building strong relationships with our teams and customers.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
* Executing process optimizations related to our (automated) logistics solutions in use by our customers.
* Understanding various forms of data analysis and translating it into process improvements.
* Advising and making improvement proposals for the total process in system, technical, and operational terms, including root-cause finding for complex system errors and performance improvement studies.
* Actively identifying and generating solutions for system barriers through time spent on the floor and translating these into customer business cases.
* Supporting the implementation of improvements while building a strong network within the service team and with the client.
* Improving tools and methods to better our data capture and performance analysis.
Role Qualification and Skills
* A background in continuous improvement and process engineering, with a proven track record of successfully implementing process enhancements.
* Previous experience working directly with operations teams.
* Demonstrated proficiency in stakeholder management, effectively communicating with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.
* Excellent analytical skills, coupled with a genuine interest in databases and data analytics tooling.
* Familiarity with CI/Lean tools is essential, with preference given to candidates with Lean Six Sigma experience.
What we offer
* 28 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays).
* Bupa Medical Cover.
* YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promoting health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers.
* A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities for career progression.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Pension with Aviva.
* Access to Achievers, an award-winning recognition platform that inspires recognition of your coworkers, where points can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application.
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