Value Stream Supervisor (Packaging Operations)

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we craft and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living! We are on a mission to push the boundaries of innovation, and we need a dedicated expert to help us achieve our goals. We seek someone who can drive strategic plans and collect crucial clinical and economic evidence for S+N's manufacturing processes. This role is essential for accelerating the global launch of our new products, ensuring their adoption, and maintaining access to approved products in compliance with regulations.

In this hands-on role, you will be instrumental in improving the value of our business as you lead a large team of people within our packaging operations department, implementing operational excellence and lean manufacturing principles. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading all aspects of People, Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery.
• Eliminating Waste and continuously improving process efficiency.
• Line management responsibility for the direct manufacturing team, including Line Leaders, Operators and Process Technicians.
• Driving critical steps within the value-stream maps, future implementation plan, and the Operational Excellence roadmap.
• Accountable for Tier 2 level actions and the profit & loss of the operation, including driving year-on-year improvement.
• Responsible for the costs of the product families, as well as Tier 1 & 2 level activities, including Labour, Safety, Absence, Quality and Administration.
• Leading area Kaizen activities or improvement projects.
• Conducting financial analysis, reconciliation, and continuous improvement, including recoveries, OEE, MUV, labour efficiency, and spending.

What do you need to be successful? Our successful candidate will be someone with a supervision/management background within a manufacturing environment, with flexibility to work shifts as the need arises. They will be resilient, data driven and an analytical problem solver with exposure to lean manufacturing and operational excellence principles.

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve. Inclusion, Diversity and Equity: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity.

Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options. Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!

Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more. Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles). Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship. Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

If you share our passion for pioneering innovation and can demonstrate how you meet the criteria outlined, we would love to hear from you. We continue to actively build an environment where every individual can fulfil their potential and be proud ambassadors for Smith & Nephew, our customers and their patients. We value the diversity of our people and welcome applications from everyone.