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Regional Manufacturing Excellence Lead
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- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Computer literacy
- English
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Head of Manufacturing UK
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- Full-time
- Management
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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- Computer Science
- English
- Master's degree
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Rexroth —St. Neots
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Regional Manufacturing Excellence Lead

Ball Corporation -
Kettering

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Qualifications

Microsoft Powerpoint
Computer literacy
Stakeholder liaison
English
Change management
Six Sigma
Continuous improvement
Continuous improvement cycles oversight
Team management
Risk management
Operational strategy development
Change leadership
Training & development
Manufacturing
Learning and development within manufacturing industry
Learning and development experience
Communication skills
Lean manufacturing

Full job description

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview

This role is responsible for leading and managing Plant-based Manufacturing Excellence Managers across the EMEA region to deploy and sustain a lean-based Manufacturing Excellence model. The position focuses on driving standardization, operational excellence, and measurable value creation across manufacturing sites while supporting regional and site leadership in achieving cost, quality, and service objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support Manufacturing Excellence Managers in deploying a standardized Lean-Based Management System across EMEA plants
Define and execute deployment strategies, planning, training, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives
Facilitate change management and ensure effective adoption and long-term sustainment of Lean thinking
Identify, clarify, and remove barriers to operational excellence within manufacturing plants and regional production groups
Lead multiple strategic and operational improvement projects from identification and analysis through implementation and sustainable execution
Deliver measurable manufacturing cost savings and efficiency improvements
Drive the continuous evolution of the Manufacturing Excellence Model to improve competitiveness in cost, quality, and service
Partner with leadership to define, scope, launch, and deliver initiatives aligned with organizational priorities
Make complex decisions and recommendations with limited direction, using sound judgment and initiative
Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the regional manufacturing organization
Proactively manage risk and communicate project progress, results, challenges, and lessons learned
Facilitate knowledge sharing, best practice exchange, and benchmarking within the region and across Continuous Improvement networks

Experience & Skills Required

Minimum of 5 years’ experience deploying Lean methodologies in a manufacturing environment
Proven experience managing and leading others, ideally in a matrix organization
Strong project management skills with the ability to lead initiatives end to end
Demonstrated ability to deliver results through influence rather than direct authority
Solid working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies
Understanding of financial statements and manufacturing cost drivers
Experience with coaching, training, and capability development
Strong communication skills with the ability to adapt messaging from shop floor to senior leadership
High level of computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Fluency in English

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation. When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

No agencies please.

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