Senior Operational Excellence Manager - Leeds

at  Arla Foods

Location:Leeds, GB
At Arla, we are dedicated to achieving world-class standards in operational excellence, and we are now seeking a Senior Operational Excellence Manager in Leeds, UK to join our central operational excellence and digital team, driving and leading the regional Arla Performance System (APS) strategy and implementation across the sites in our UK market and playing a key role in moving our production towards our vision of ZERO losses, ONE team and 100% engagement.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO:

• Drive and lead the implementation of APS, leveraging TPM and Lean methodologies to optimize performance across multiple site regions including Lighthouses and expansion to other sites.
• Function as a key sparring partner in driving the operational excellence and balanced scorecard (SQCDMP) progress and results in the market.
• Use regular site visits to drive the OpEx agenda and APS program forward and partner with Senior OpEx Managers across regions to build APS and digital communities.
• Develop and implement world-class operational excellence ways of working and drive the standardization of processes across multiple production sites fostering communities and collaboration across Lighthouse sites and within regions.
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions and on-the-job coaching in developing capability at all levels to sustain a site and market operational excellence programme. implementation across sites in the market.

WE HAVE A PURPOSE FOR GOOD

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?