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Continuous Improvement Manager

City: Belle Mead

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The CI Manager is responsible for leading site-wide implementation of Global RPS (Reckitt Production System) Standards to drive continuous improvement, identify productivity ideas and enable success implementation of the improvement projects. The CI Manager works within a structure that requires interfacing with all levels and functions of the organization, and as such, be able to build and nurture relationships with a wide variety of organizational partners.

Your responsibilities

Identify and implement strategies to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance quality.
Analyze production data using statistical tools to track trends, develop KPIs, and inform decisions.
Lead Lean Six Sigma initiatives, train teams, and drive continuous improvement.
Manage projects by defining scope, aligning stakeholders, maintaining budgets, and reporting updates.
Ensure process documentation, regulatory compliance, and SOP updates.
Drive RPS deployment and change initiatives, ensuring alignment and adoption.
Integrate lean principles, train employees, and engage stakeholders to foster collaboration.
Facilitate ideation events, oversee productivity projects, and ensure accurate reporting.
Develop and execute RPS strategies, mentor CI teams, and align continuous improvement with goals.
Create a responsibility matrix and standardize operational procedures with Quality Management.
Maintain data integrity, apply analytics tools, and improve operational performance.
Implement 5S, enhance OEE metrics, and optimize workplace efficiency.
Improve Planned Maintenance and refine production scheduling to minimize change-over losses.
Conduct skill assessments, implement training, and support workforce development.
Develop and monitor budgets, optimize resources, and adjust CI projects to meet targets.
Facilitate KPI updates, strategic communication, and lead performance reviews.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree with minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience AND 2 years of experience leveraging Lean Manufacturing Principles (CI, Lean Six Sigma).
Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with an ability to drive change and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Proven experience in leading continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence.
Expertise in lean management Standards and other related CI methodologies.
Ability to build and nurture relationships across various organizational levels and functions.
Six Sigma Black/Green Belt preferred
Experience with CI Tools, and CI strategy development and Implementation preferred

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

The skills for success

Supply Chain Management, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Business accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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