Date: 4 Mar 2025
Location:
Stalbridge, GB
Place of Work: On-Site
Employee Shift: Office Hours
Company Description
We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
About The Role
As a CI Facilitator, you will lead step-change improvement projects aligned with the Operations Reliability plan, focusing on key operational objectives. You will support the site Bakery Manager and collaborate with the off-site CI Manager and Group Manufacturing Improvement Manager to develop and implement CI initiatives. Using CI tools and structured methodologies, you will achieve targets set by the Bakery & Group Operations Manager, delivering sustainable financial benefits and year-over-year improvements.
Your responsibilities include driving improvement plans, managing budgets and resources, and contributing to the Dorset site improvement strategy. You will work with stakeholders to identify and deliver cost reductions, coach and facilitate improvement programs, and support the group Manufacturing Excellence program.
Main Responsibilities
* Deliver improvement projects to support the operational and Engineering teams to continuously improve plant output and quality.
* Support the delivery of financial budget aligned with the delivery of KPI’s (waste, TOS, efficiency, machine uptime, planned tonnage and accidents).
* Leverage and develop site capability on CI tools and techniques (Lean Six-sigma, Kaizen, SMED, 5S, Line-balancing, Centrelines).
* Support the maintenance and drive improvements in our bakery OEE performance management system.
* Support embedding site values as part of the Dorset Improvement Strategy.
* Demonstrate Health and Safety adherence and cultural behaviours to support site culture of driving improvement in this area.
* Support and deliver training to colleagues as required.
* Work effectively to ensure Food Safety, Integrity, Quality and legality are maintained within the Business.
Who We Are Looking For
* Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt or similar relevant qualification in Continuous Improvement - essential.
* Previous experience/qualifications in Manufacturing Excellence.
* Level 2 Food Safety/Hygiene qualification preferred.
* Clear understanding and application of continuous improvement tools and techniques, in particular DMAIC, SMED, 5S, Centre Lining, SIC, Kaizen and Line Balancing.
* Experience working with production overall Equipment Effectiveness software systems.
* Experience in analysing and presenting reports.
* FMCG industry experience is desirable.
Diversity Statement
FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding. #J-18808-Ljbffr