Location: Ballina, Ireland

Job ID: R-123530

% of Travel: 00% – 25%

Job Type: Full time
Relocation: No
Post Date: July 16, 2025

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Operational Excellence change agent

The role is to lead, facilitate and participate in improvement projects, including rapid improvement projects using Agile and Kaizen methodologies. The Team member will have a leading role in completing diagnostics to identify waste, inflexibility, variation and value creation opportunities. They will support the training and development of Associates in Ballina Beverages in the use and application of Operational Excellence (OE) to drive sustainable business improvement. 

 

What you will do for us:

  • Successful implementation of improvement projects using various methodologies, including standard project management, Agile and Kaizen events
  • Structured approach in the gathering and use of data to determine insights.
  • Analysis of data and information to prioritise improvement opportunities and solutions.
  • Set and deliver on ambitious step change improvements targets.
  • Facilitate and lead the implementation of process improvements and problem solving using various OE methodologies.
  • Preparation and presentation of data analysis, proposals and results of improvement projects
  • Embed and sustain improvements using a structured change management approach.
  • Utilise networks to import and export best practice, internal and external to CPS.
  • Engage with individuals and teams to develop knowledge and understanding.

 

Skill Requirements:

  • Technical degree preferred
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing and/or supply chain environment, leading and supporting successful process improvement events within a team.
  • Green or black belt qualification in Lean and/or Six Sigma is desirable but not essential.
  • Excellent analytical skills and development of insights
  • Demonstrated practical experience in the use and application of OE tools & techniques.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, communication and influencing skills.
  • Experience of change management in a team-based environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Advanced level of software proficiency – e.g., Excel, Power Bi, SAP, Word, Power point

    The role is to lead, facilitate and participate in improvement projects, including rapid improvement projects using Agile and Kaizen methodologies. The Team member will have a leading role in completing diagnostics to identify waste, inflexibility, variation and value creation opportunities. They will support the training and development of Associates in Ballina Beverages in the use and application of Operational Excellence (OE) to drive sustainable business improvement. 

     

    What you will do for us:

  • Successful implementation of improvement projects using various methodologies, including standard project management, Agile and Kaizen events
  • Structured approach in the gathering and use of data to determine insights.
  • Analysis of data and information to prioritise improvement opportunities and solutions.
  • Set and deliver on ambitious step change improvements targets.
  • Facilitate and lead the implementation of process improvements and problem solving using various OE methodologies.
  • Preparation and presentation of data analysis, proposals and results of improvement projects
  • Embed and sustain improvements using a structured change management approach.
  • Utilise networks to import and export best practice, internal and external to CPS.
  • Engage with individuals and teams to develop knowledge and understanding.
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    Skill Requirements:

  • Technical degree preferred
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing and/or supply chain environment, leading and supporting successful process improvement events within a team.
  • Green or black belt qualification in Lean and/or Six Sigma is desirable but not essential.
  • Excellent analytical skills and development of insights
  • Demonstrated practical experience in the use and application of OE tools & techniques.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, communication and influencing skills.
  • Experience of change management in a team-based environment.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Advanced level of software proficiency – e.g., Excel, Power Bi, SAP, Word, Power point

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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