Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient, and positive because we expect pace and agility. We insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivaled opportunities to learn and make an impact.
What will this role achieve?
A talented high potential individual reporting into the Site Excellence Lead, who will help to deliver world-class manufacturing operations to a site. The role is mainly site-based but will have a requirement to work alongside the Excellence Central Team to support the establishment of a continuous Improvement culture by reducing non-value adding activities across the site and wider business.
You will be proactive in supporting the site's Excellence vision, ensuring the site is aligned driving for profitable growth and a standardized approach to Continuous Improvement.
What will be your key deliverables?
1. Supporting the facilitating, mentoring, and developing teams/individuals at all levels on-site as part of the implementation and successful application of Lean tools.
2. Being an integral part of all site teams and therefore a key part of delivering Prime, Overhead, and budget targets.
3. Working closely with the Team Managers to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Lean tools on site - ensuring that skill levels are maintained and benefits realized.
4. Supporting the communications around Lean processes and results across the site.
5. Supporting the site's Lean roll-out to be consistent with the overall Excellence approach.
6. While the role is site-based, travel to other sites and supporting projects at other sites should be expected, which will support benchmarking across both the home site and other pladis sites.
7. Supporting the facilitation of Continuous Improvement Teams across the site, in conducting ‘narrow and deep’ interventions aimed at reducing cost.
8. Supporting and facilitating lean training courses across the site and if required other pladis sites.
9. Support the delivery of project(s) which results in a saving (full year) of twice annual excellence support costs.
Bring your experience
IT literate with strong spreadsheet knowledge e.g. Excel.
Highly numerate and analytical.
Diversity and inclusivity is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.
We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging inclusivity where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.
About Us
pladis is one of the world’s fastest-growing snacking companies and home to much-loved brands including McVitie’s, GODIVA, and Ülker. pladis also owns regional brands Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, Turtles, BN, Verkade, and many more products across sweet and savory biscuits, wafer, cake, and chocolate.
Formed in 2016, pladis is the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience. The expertise of our 16,000-strong global workforce spans 27 bakeries across 11 countries and is united by our purpose: to ‘bring happiness with every bite’.
As a responsible business delivering the highest quality products and exceptional service, pladis’ products have the potential to reach more than four billion people across the world.
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