Manufacturing Undergraduate Placement

Job description

Nestlé UK & Ireland

Cereal Partners

Bromborough, Merseyside

Circa £20 + Excellent Benefits

Cereal Partners is offering the opportunity to work as part of the site Manufacturing Excellence team to support and deliver Factory improvements in line with the Factory Operational Master Plan. We are looking for a Placement Student with an educational background in either an engineering or science base qualifactoins

At Cereal Partners UK we have established ourselves as one of the largest cereal manufacturers in the UK, making many well-loved brands with a long heritage, such as Shredded Wheat, first introduced over a hundred years ago. Our aim is simple: to provide high quality, nutritious and great tasting breakfast cereals. We are on a mission to create a nation of Cereal Lovers!

Manufacturing at Cereal Partners is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity

What you can expect?

Key responsibilities will include:
· Support the Operational teams in developing daily standards to ensure improvement activities are sustained.

· Support/Lead an improvement project (SMED, centre-lining or DMAIC) in Operations to improve Factory performance or compliance according to the Operational Master Plan requirements.

· Working with the Factory Operational teams and Focussed Improvement Pillar to identify key areas for performance improvement to support the development of the Factory Operational Master Plan.
Training will be given in both every day problem solving and basic problem solving methodology to allow the individual to participate and lead improvement projects.
The role will involve developing relationships with a variety of functions within the Factory from support functions to frontline Operational Technicians. There will be opportunity for the role to experience some shift work to understand the requirements of supporting a 24 hour a day 7 day a week operating unit.

Who are we looking for?
The person that is successful in this role will be passionate about manufacturing and be able to convey this.

Other attributes would include:
· Strong work ethic and a self-starter.
· Ability to influence by having strong inter person skills.
· Ability to work on own initiative.
· Manage and prioritise workload in a fast paced environment.

What you need to know

The closing date for this role is 27 th August 2017 . We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

To find out more about Cereal Partners please visit www.nestle-cereals.com/uk/en
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