Head Of Operational Excellence

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Gwf Full time

George Weston Foods makes some of Australia & New Zealand's favourite and most innovative products. GWF employs around 6000 people across 58 sites and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc. GWF's product range is diverse and includes leading brands of bread and baked products, small goods, flour, milled products, animal feed, as well as cleaning and hygiene solutions.

Mauri, a business unit of GWF, is passionate about all things made with high-quality bakery ingredients and Animal Feed. We believe that our success will help create a more sustainable future and growth for our business. We are Mauri and our purpose is, Together, we sustainably feed the nation.

An exciting opportunity is available for a** Head of Operational Excellence** to join our team on a 2-year maximum-term contract. Reporting to the Operations Director and based in Enfield, Sydney; you will advocate for operational excellence across all levels of the organisation. This role is critical to driving CI tools and processes and building a sustainable operational excellence culture. Key responsibilities of the role include:

- Act as a key member of the Operational Leadership Team (OLT) and deliver on all responsibilities.
- Build and deliver a holistic Operational Strategy aligned with related business plans and operational performance elements.
- Engage leaders to define and implement KPI scorecards and ensure effective analytics and reporting tools.
- Assess, define, and deliver an operational excellence maturity plan aligned with Lean principles.
- Develop and maintain a continuous improvement pipeline to support sustainable conversion costs.
- Create tools for assessing and improving the physical and product footprint across operations.
- Coordinate the creation and review of an Operations Business Continuity (BC) plan.
- Lead and coach cross-functional change programs and engage stakeholders to build connections and share learnings.

**About You**:
You are a strategic thinker with the ability to navigate ambiguous situations and understand CAPEX and return on investment. An operational background, particularly in FMCG, is valuable, and while LEAN expertise is ideal, a practical understanding of agile business practices is also important. You are self-driven, inquisitive, and possess strong leadership and change management skills.

You will need to manage ambiguity and build strong stakeholder relationships. We require a continuous improvement mindset that proactively looks for improvement initiatives to build capability across our sites, working end-to-end within the Mauri network to evolving our ways of work.

**What's on offer at Mauri?**

We are a business that promotes diversity, has a flexible working environment and a genuine focus on personal development to help build your capabilities and career. We have access to discounts to over 500 retailers through our reward and recognition platform.

We have a Safe, Courageous, Trusting, and Collaborative culture, in line with our values. Best of all it is a great place to work, where you can bring your authentic self

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