Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

About The Team:

OpEx are the catalyst, enabling others to achieve sustainable performance improvements. Fostering a culture of change, which strives for World Class, in order to change the way people eat forever. To achieve this purpose and create the culture that enables it, we live by our FRESH values:

• Fun: We enjoy our work, finding fun in our collaboration and results.

• Respect: We see value and worth in others and each other, actively listening and accepting differences.

• Enthusiasm: We proactively approach our work with energy, seeing challenges as opportunities and inspiring others to do the same.

• Simplicity: We strive for simplicity, avoiding overcomplicating problems and solutions.

• Honesty: We are open about our mistakes and knowledge gaps, we take accountability for our actions.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead UK-wide strategic change projects, applying Shingo Operational Excellence principles to enhance both operational and organisational performance.

• Identify, prioritise, and implement process optimisation opportunities using Lean Six Sigma and WCM methodologies to eliminate waste and reduce variability.

• Lead cultural transformation initiatives that leverage leading with humility and WCM frameworks, partnering with senior leadership to secure buy-in.

• Serve as a coach and mentor to teams across the organization, guiding them in the application of Lean, Six Sigma, and problem-solving techniques.

• Lead large-scale operational excellence projects from planning to implementation, ensuring they meet deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.

• Coach, develop, and support team members to build capability, creating robust development plans and upskilling the internal team.

• Maintain alignment and visibility with senior stakeholders on projects, ensuring the business is informed about current achievements and risks.

• Ensure that customer feedback and expectations are at the heart of all improvement activities, aligning operational efforts with customer needs.

Who You Are:

• You hold a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Essential), with a Master Black Belt being preferred.

• Ideally over 5 years of experience leading continuous improvement projects and controlling cross-functional change.

• Experienced in World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and have a strong track record of running Kaizen events.

• You possess excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence from the shop floor to the C-suite.

• Deep knowledge of manufacturing best practices, H&S, and food safety (HACCP) within an FMCG environment.

• Flexible to work varying hours to align to the start and end of shifts when necessary.

What you will get in return:

● 70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes
● Company pension scheme
● Gym membership
● Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)
● Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme
● Dog friendly office! (London site only)
● Nursery support scheme
● Cycle to work scheme
● Group Life Assurance

Location: The Windmill, Spondon, Derby

Shifts: Monday - Friday onsite, 8am-5pm or 9am-6pm. This is an onsite role.

Next steps: Your application will be reviewed and if successful, a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch within 2 weeks.

You are required to cooperate with HelloFresh in all health and safety matters. You are responsible for ensuring you take reasonable care of your own health, and safety as well as others who may be affected by the work activities you undertake. You must report incidents immediately and actively raise health and safety-related concerns to your Line Manager. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure environment, we will process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to the successful individual. Failure to disclose relevant information at application or throughout the process could affect your employment with the company.

If you are currently a HelloFresh employee, please make sure you have discussed your application with your Line Manager.