Manufacturing Systems Lead

Manufacturing Systems Lead

Billingham (Home of McCoys, pombear, Wheat Crunchies, and more…)

On-site

Join our snack-loving team

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Systems Lead to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

Who are we?

We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

About the role

In this role, you'll be the subject matter expert for our manufacturing systems, ensuring they are maintained, developed and optimised to support operational excellence. You'll work closely with colleagues across Engineering, Operations, Technical, HSE and Central teams to improve data quality, increase system capability and deliver tangible reductions in waste, labour and energy losses.

As well as supporting the day-to-day health of our systems, you'll identify opportunities for improvement, lead system enhancements, support digital transformation projects and provide data-driven insights that enable better decision making. You'll also play a key role in building colleague capability through training, coaching and the development of best practice processes.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data and influencing change, while helping shape the future of manufacturing technology within KP Snacks.

What’s in it for you?

We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

Competitive annual salary and annual salary review

KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions

Annual bonus scheme

25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days

Comprehensive healthcare support including Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme

KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback and wellbeing support

Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life

What will you be doing?

Leading manufacturing systems performance

Act as the site subject matter expert for manufacturing systems including InforMES and other associated platforms, ensuring systems remain effective, accurate and aligned to business needs

Driving continuous improvement through data and technology

Analyse system data to identify losses, opportunities and trends, providing recommendations that improve operational performance, productivity and efficiency across the site

Supporting projects and digital transformation

Lead and support the implementation of new systems, upgrades, hardware enhancements and digital roadmap initiatives while ensuring successful adoption by colleagues

Managing system integrity and user experience

Maintain master data, user access, site maps, documentation and business processes, while troubleshooting issues and driving sustainable solutions to prevent reoccurrence

Building capability across the site

Deliver training, coaching and support to colleagues, create training materials and standard operating procedures, and help embed best practice in system usage across functions