Continuous Improvement Lead: Forestry & Milling at CHEP

Job Description

• Continuous Improvement Lead: Forestry & Milling 
• Weatherboard & Braecroft
• Based at Creighton
• Awesome Opportunity for a someone who thrives on Continuous improvement and has a passion for Forestry and Milling
• Position Purpose: To lead the continuous improvement (CI) program within Forestry & Milling in order to drive process improvements and operational excellence

Responsibilities

• Implement Operational Excellence (OpEx) across the Forestry & Milling (F&M) value chain to improve efficiencies and product yields thereby lowering production costs while improving product quality to deliver higher value products to CHEP
• Drive implementation of Lean manufacturing principles and techniques (Kaizen, Daily management system (DMS), Root cause problem solving (RCPS), Standard work, Process confirmations, etc.) across the Forestry & Milling (F&M) value chain
• Train and coach Operations teams to use basic lean tools to eliminate waste
• Champion the implementation of 5S across F&M
• Design layout of facilities and determine optimal resourcing requirements
• Coordinate process capability, work study and six sigma analysis
• Conduct cost and value driver analysis to identify efficiency improvement opportunities
• Assist in the collection of data identifying opportunities and for tracking improvements
• Partner with the Finance and Transformation teams to calculate cost reductions & document savings into the Wave tracking system
• Accountable for tracking all F&M CI Projects and reporting progress to Operations team
• Proactively identify and promote sharing of learnings and best practices across F&M
• Regular auditing to make sure that all departments adhere to the Brambles Global OpEx program
• Support the Maintenance Manager with improving the Reliability Engineering and Physical Asset Management program
• Support business case development for new equipment / equipment upgrades aimed at improving efficiencies and/or lowering costs and/or reducing operational risks
• Develop, measure and report on new Plant and Equipment investment performance
• Review payment calculation sheets for silvicultural activities to ensure alignment with productivity standards and benchmark costs
• Support implementation of Sawmill Performance Incentive Program: Visual aids 
• Develop/enhance reports to measure operational performance and improve decision making
• Other direction as assigned by Supply Chain Senior Management team

Challenges

•  Delivering & sustaining a culture of CI within F&M
•  Working autonomously
•  Working across multiple business units to ensure that value is being optimised across the end-to-end value chains
•  Working across geographically dispersed facilities
•  Working in a matrix environment
•  Work will require occasional extended hours for special projects or urgent requests
•  Residing in close proximity to the  F&M sites

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Industrial Engineering or Bachelor’s Business Management
• Advantageous: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt experience

Experience

• Previous experience as Continuous Improvement Lead working with cross functional team     to deliver change
• Over 5 plus years of direct management experience in a supply chain discipline e.g., logistics, operations, planning, manufacturing
• Experience of using 5S/Lean/Six Sigma processes to deliver solutions.
• Implementation of projects in a manufacturing environment
• Delivering training across the workforce
• Working with remote teams
• Well-developed quantitative and qualitative analytical and critical thinking skills
• Database and Data Analysis capabilities desirable

Skills and knowledge

• Continuous Improvement Methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints)
• Knowledge of Forestry and Milling operations (desired)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentations and cross-functional collaboration for all levels in the organization (Director to Plant level)
• Demonstrated ability to identify and drive process improvements
• Proven project management skills with demonstrated ability to drive projects that require cross-functional resources
• Must be highly organized with excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Experience in completing analyses utilizing Six Sigma, Statistical, and Lean tools and techniques
• Use of data to make informed decisions and changes
• Self-starter able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to quickly develop and execute a plan amongst ever changing priorities
• Proficient in Microsoft applications – Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Visio, Minitab
• Good financial acumen