Continuous Improvement Facilitator (X2)

Job Title: Continuous Improvement Facilitator (x2)

Location: Cumbernauld
Fulltime - Onsite

Salary: Competitive plus excellent benefits!

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter! 

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing around 900 people across three business units and four UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for...

The Continuous Improvement Facilitator plays a pivotal role in driving the "Brilliance in the Making" program, reporting directly to the CI Manager. This position champions continuous improvement across the site, primarily within manufacturing, by actively leading projects and driving ownership. The facilitator will build organizational capability by identifying and implementing improvement opportunities, managing focused projects, and developing and delivering training. This includes providing on-the-job training to new team members.

The facilitator will serve as a role model, embodying the tools and techniques of the "Brilliance in the Making" journey. A key objective is to integrate continuous improvement into the site's operational DNA, benefiting both the Manufacturing teams and the facilitator's professional growth.

As Continuous Improvement Facilitator  your responsibilities will include;

• Proactively facilitate the improvement of our Safety and Quality culture, leading by example in the delivery of our number 1 and 2 priorities within the business.

• Provide facilitation for the Brilliance in the Making framework; this will include leading and sponsoring focussed improvement projects as well as facilitating situational problem solving on a daily basis with the shop floor teams, striving to achieve root cause and putting in place ‘100 year fixes’. Ensuring all activities are performed cross functionally to maximise engagement.

• Extending employee engagement through supporting the TRACCS that are actively running, aiding and coaching the teams to deliver their action plans and roadmaps on time. While also building motivation and ownership through tiered accountability ranging from Short Interval Control through to the Daily Operations Review.

• Facilitate the delivery of training courses across the north site(s) and multi-levels of the organisation from Technical Operator to Production Manager, in line with the Brilliance in the Making roadmap, working with the CI Manager and external providers.

• Using data to drive decision making and prioritisation, actively seek out improvement opportunities within the workplace and build into the Brilliance in the Making roadmap. Driving root cause problem solving to be embedded into the business as usual culture.

• Working collaboratively with the Technical Training Facilitators to support in the roll out and delivery of SOP training and validation, ensuring any improvements made are captured and relevant documentation updated.

What you’ll bring...

The successful candidate will have;

• Minimum 1 to 2 years experience in a CI / Lean role
• Lean (CI) or 6 sigma green belt or equivalent qualification
• Experience working in a manufacturing or FMCG environment 
• Degree in Lean or an Engineering field
• People Person (can build relationships and communicate clearly with all levels)
• Proactive approach to driving improvement opportunities
• Can understand and analyse data to drive decision making
  

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard.  Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern)
• Flexible holiday trading
• Living Wage Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Peppy Health
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Pension
• Annual salary review 
• Ongoing professional development

And much more! 

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Latest closing date for applications is Friday 4th April 2025.

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!