Job Description

Continuous Improvement Lead

• Opportunity to grow your career in FMCG & Operations

• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

• Location: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Grow your career in Continuous Improvement!

Are you looking to grow your career in Continuous Improvement? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Lead to join our Manufacturing team based out of our Wagga Wagga (NSW) site!

The Company

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Performance improvement responsibilities for the processes in a defined area(s).

• Coaches and trains operators in continuous improvement principles including basic problem solving, Defect handling, Clean Inspect Lubricate (CIL), Centre lining, OSCAR.

• Implementation of warehouse management system & continuous improvement processes.

• Gathers and analyses performance data to assist with the development of KPI and loss trees.

• Identifies variances to targets and develops plans for performance in safety, quality, equipment reliability, waste reduction, productivity and efficiencies.

• Facilitates and drives continuous improvement activities within a department or portion through Root Cause Analysis, PDCA and lean / six sigma methodologies.

• Drives safety and quality improvement through operator and process capability.

• KPI and Loss tree analysis.

• Ensures daily, weekly and monthly improvement in productivity, efficiency and unit cost.

• Data collection & analysis and delivering continuous improvement for the processes.

About you:

• Degree-level qualification in Engineering preferred, with some practical experience in a food manufacturing / FMCG environment (preferred)

• Technical knowledge of end-to-end food manufacturing, including multiple preservation processes.

• Capable trainer and group facilitator; able to coach operators and management and to write SOPs, Work Instructions and One‑Point Lessons.

• Excellent problem-solving, planning and organisational skills; proven ability to lead cross-functional CI initiatives.

• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio) and flexibility to work across shifts.

• Effective communicator and collaborator, experienced working with teams cross functionally on-site.

• Eligibility to work in Australia with full working rights.

Benefits of working with us

• Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package

• Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers

• Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and Live Well leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter

• Novated Leasing

• Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand

• In House Training Programs

• Corporate Discount Programs

Ready to make an Impact?

If you're passionate about FMCG Operations & Continuous Improvement, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close our job advertisements early. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Location(s)

Wagga

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.