Manufacturing Excellence Practitioner

Macclesfield

Full Time, Permanent

Be empowered to be innovative and creative where difference is valued

Faced with an increasingly complex Operations landscape, we welcome the challenge to keep up. If you are motivated by the opportunity to break new ground and leave a shared legacy, then this is the place for you.

We are the champions of Lean, ensuring our teams understand and embody the benefits it can bring – there’s improved safety and quality, as well as speed.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a Manufacturing Excellence Practitioner to join our team providing expertise in the development of the Facilities Management strategy and champion assigned workstreams.

What you'll do:

Lead the development and execution of the Facilities Management Manufacturing Excellence plans whilst ensuring it is aligned, supportive and enables the BU plans/scorecard and broader site Manufacturing Excellence plans.

Influence “ways of working” through the implementation of standard practices through working directly with “process teams” and “leadership teams”.

Build the capability of Facilities Management team and its application of AstraZeneca Supply Systems through building knowledge and the adoption of the appropriate behaviours and standard practices.

Lead Facilities Management and site portfolio projects and activities to realise agreed outcomes/benefits.

Provide Manufacturing Excellence expertise and keep track of technological and best practice developments within/outside AstraZeneca and assessing their impact on the function.

Lead the Facilities Management “lean maturity review” and completion of the agreed activities whilst ensuring consistency with the broader Site strategic plans.

Represent Facilities Management on BPM governance team whilst ensuring appropriate support is provided to assigned BPO/EPO in the maturity of their processes.

Provides governance to Facilities Management Improvement Council process.

Lead local Facilities Management Manufacturing Excellence and Six Sigma networks ensuring that they are aligned to other Site networks and best practices are identified/transferred.

Identify, scope and initiate/advise on cross functional improvement projects to implement the operational plans, improve plant utilisation and minimise PET impacts.

Present information and recommendations for discussion at higher levels within the business and influences decisions.

Lead and facilitate the deployment of Facilities Management continuous improvement strategy and annual target setting (inc. achievement)

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Educated to degree level in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related technical/business discipline

• Demonstrated significant experience in Lean/Six Sigma projects and programs

• Working knowledge of supply chain processes

• Requires a sound understanding of manufacturing and/or engineering processes and Safety, Health & Environment

Desirable

• Six Sigma Black Belt training and/or certification from an accredited external Quality program

• Experience of implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

• Expertise in the application of analytical problem solving methodology

• Understanding of Good Automated Manufacturing Practice, current Good Manufacturing Practice and regulations as defined by local regulatory bodies

• Sound understanding of Standard Operating Procedures, regulatory and compliance standards

There are so many fantastic employee benefits that AstraZeneca offer! A competitive salary, private healthcare, a fantastic holiday allowance, phenomenal training and development opportunities, and much more.

So, what’s next…

Are you already imagining yourself in this role? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

We look forward to receiving your application no later than midnight Monday 22nd May 2023

Competitive Salary and Benefits

Opening Date: 11/05/2023

Closing Date: 22/05/2023

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