Continuous Improvement Manager – Christchurch

|Food & Dairy - Project Engineering & Continuous Improvement|Auckland

Lean manufacturing/ continuous improvement opportunity with successful dairy company in Christchurch supplying to NZ and global markets.

  • Job security with a highly successful food manufacturer in Christchurch.
  • Drive operational improvement initiatives and oversee capital projects.
  • Utilise your 5+ years’ experience in continuous improvement and project management.

The Company:
This is your opportunity to join a large and successful food manufacturer in Christchurch. The company prides itself in its innovation and is looking to continue its success and through innovation and operational excellence.

The Opportunity:
Reporting to the GM Operations, the Continuous Improvement Manager will be responsible for providing lean manufacturing support and driving a culture of continuous improvement within our client’s manufacturing plant to ensure maximum profitability and recovery of value from the manufacturing processes.
Your core tasks will also include:

  • Identifying and prioritising opportunities for improvements, strategic opportunities for value capture.
  • Assist with capital projects.
  • Manage continuous improvement projects for plant optimisation and cost reduction.
  • Assist with NPD commercialisation
  • Support the team to drive continuous improvement in OEE.
  • Utilising lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools.


Please note, this role requires you to relocate to Christchurch. 

You, the Candidate:
As a suitable candidate for this role, you will bring previous experience identifying and driving lean manufacturing initiatives/ continuous improvement projects within a food or dairy manufacturing environment. You will also have shown your ability to lead and mentor a team and have strong technical knowledge of food safety and environmental management systems.

In addition, the preferred candidate with have the following skills, experience, qualifications:

  • Qualification in Engineering, Operations Management, Food Technology, Packaging Technology, or related fields.
  • 5+ years’ experience across continuous improvement, project management, in a manufacturing environment.
  • Food / Dairy / FMCG experience.
  • Experience with food packaging, particularly MAP.
  • Analytical and financial modelling skills.
  • Strong capability in problem-solving and decision-making.
  • People leadership experience can drive positive change through influencing & collaboration skills.
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a multitasking environment.
  • Stakeholder engagement and management.
  • Able to permenantly relocate to Christchurch.

Location & Affordability:
If you don’t already live there, Christchurch is an attractive coastal place to live, it is a well setup major city in New Zealand and is also one of the most affordable major cities to live in too. The location of the plant is convenient, being close to the city and to a lot of accommodation and schools, rather than being out in the countryside like many other major plants are.

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For a confidential inquiry contact Olivia Lawrence at olivia@trs.co.nz or 04 916 0536.
Note: If this vacancy is not exactly what you are seeking, then please contact me in confidence to discuss your individual requirements.