Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private health scheme
- Employee discount scheme
- Experience annual pay reviews
- Profit related pay
- Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity
Join our team at Samworth Brothers and be a pivotal part of our food manufacturing operation! We're seeking a Continuous Improvement Coordinator to drive excellence and innovation within our processes.
As a Continuous Improvement Coordinator, you'll collaborate closely with managers and teams, championing a culture of continuous improvement. Your role involves managing and supporting frontline delivery of CI projects and activities, ensuring alignment with our Manufacturing Excellence strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Foster positive relationships and mutual respect within the team and with key stakeholders.
- Lead the deployment of improvement projects and action plans, driving operational enhancements in line with our roadmap and business goals.
- Utilise performance data analysis to identify opportunities, trends, and challenges, guiding improvement initiatives.
- Optimise labour efficiency by assessing actual usage against standards and conducting line balancing exercises.
- Coach and enhance tier 1 and 2 meetings and team briefings, actively seeking areas for improvement.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -
- Functional skills in Level 2 Maths and English.
- Proficiency in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), preferably within chilled food manufacturing.
- Certification in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent Improvement Practitioner Apprenticeship.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office proficiency.
- Experience in people management, supported by training and/or qualifications.
- Functional skills in Level 2 Maths and English.
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family.
Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
