Business Improvement Apprentice

Summary

To assist the business improvement manager to achieve, track and measure KPIs which reflect performance throughout areas of the business. To develop and learn skills to enable taking the lead on small to medium sized projects. To support the delivery of improvement activity within the business.

Annual wage

£20,911.80 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

33 days holiday inclusive BH - Business awarded bonus scheme performance related increases – achieving KPIs training key stages - experience

Training course

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Requirement to work early and later to support shift workers

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 30 November

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To assist and develop in identifying areas within the business that require improvement
To develop skills to manage and deliver small to medium sized projects within agreed scope, cost and time plans.
Assist and develop in the development of teams to help implement changes required to achieve KPI driven objectives.
To assist and develop in the delivery of 5s methodology
To contribute, develop and support improvements using lean principles and kaizen tools.
To assist in carrying out problem solving using industry standard tools and techniques
To support the generation of ideas that contribute to process improvement activities
To assist in the continued development of IVCs continuous improvement processes
To support and develop in techniques for eliminating process waste using fact finding and analysis tools
To gain knowledge to assist in implementing lean six sigma tools and techniques for use at IVCB and assist in training necessary staff
To assist and support the continued implementation of a continuous improvement culture
To gain knowledge and assist on small to medium sized projects, providing cross functional support to ensure successful implementation
To assist and support business objectives to ensure business growth and supply of products to our customers
Effectively utilise the Microsoft office software and other internal computerised systems to produce plans, data bases and reports to support business improvement

Where you’ll work

William Nadin Way Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 0BB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DCG

Your training course

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

Level 2 Lean manufacturing operative apprenticeship standard, delivered by Derby College Group.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/5 or L2 Functional Skills)
Maths (grade C/5 or L2 Functional Skills)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Business/Engineering (grade Pass)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Other Essential Requirements: Experience: Work-based experience relating to process improvement, project management, or leadership. Ability to work to performance measures, standard procedures, or KPIs. Ability to Meet Future Needs: Self-learner who is committed to personal development. Critical and analytical, good level of attention to detail. Demonstrates problem-solving skills to a good level. Curious and eager to learn new ways of doing things. Ability to solve problems, innovative approach to identifying solutions. Passionate about new ways of doing things to improve performance. Working with Information: Sound understanding of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Skills to produce reports and present to key stakeholders. Management of Resources: Uses business priorities to allocate time and resources. Uses timelines and other project management techniques to track projects. Communication Skills: Works well within a team to achieve common goals. Can break problems down into simple elements and describe to all levels of the business. Maintains a positive and upbeat approach. Communicates effectively to a wide variety of audiences. Good collaboration skills. Produces and updates performance-related reports. Knows how to share information using a range of methods within the business environment to internal and external stakeholders.

About this company

IVC Brunel Healthcare is the UK’s number one vitamin manufacturer. We specialise in the production of vitamin, mineral and nutritional supplements. Our UK production facility produces a range of goods available on shelves worldwide. We have a wealth of knowledge covering both private label and contract manufacture, and our customers include some of the globe’s best-known retailers. We are also the vitamin manufacturer of choice for many of the world’s best-known pharmaceutical brands.

https://ivcbrunel.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Business improvement/continuous lead for the right candidate.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DCG

Isabelle Torrance

isabelle.torrance@derby-college.ac.uk

01332387420

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278729.

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Closes in 6 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

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