Continuous Improvement Leader; VES; Operations

Imagine yourself… Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.

Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.

Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

It’s possible with a role at Linx Printing Technologies ().Linx, a Veralto company, is a leading global provider of coding and marking solutions for date and batch coding of products and packaging across manufacturing industries. As part of the Linx team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll work with products that make an everyday impact on the food, medicine, and essentials we all rely on, and you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark while building your career within Linx and the wider Veralto network.

About the Role We're seeking a Continuous Improvement (VES) Leader – Operations to drive lean operational excellence across Linx's manufacturing and operations functions in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. VES, the Veralto Enterprise System, is Veralto’s lean operating system, used to build capability, improve performance and sustain continuous  this role, you'll partner with the Manufacturing Director and Production Managers to strengthen lean capability across operations, align improvement activity with key business priorities and foster a hands-on, shop-floor culture of continuous improvement.

This is a highly visible opportunity, with significant senior leader exposure, to make a direct and lasting impact on how a globally recognised coding and marking business operates.

Linx is a dynamic, entrepreneurial company with all key business functions under one roof, enabling fast cross-functional engagement and the ability to drive change with pace and impact. You'll work closely with leaders across operations, engineering, supply chain and quality to turn business priorities into practical, measurable improvements on the shop floor.

Success in this role means operations teams confidently applying lean fundamentals, including Problem Solving, visual management, Standard Work, transactional process improvement and 5S, with visible improvements in productivity, daily performance, kaizen sustainment and team ownership within 12–18 months.

What You'll Do Lead the daily implementation of lean and continuous improvement practices across Linx operations, partnering with manufacturing leaders to focus on the critical few priorities that close performance gaps and strengthen operational performance.

Develop practical improvement roadmaps that connect current-state performance to business priorities, with structured action plans that close gaps and sustain improvement over time.

Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in key operational measures, including productivity, daily performance, kaizen sustainment and team ownership.

Coach structured Problem Solving against key performance misses, helping teams identify root causes, select the right lean tools and own countermeasures with clear action plans and metrics.

Facilitate Kaizen events, including charter creation, pre-work, execution and sustainment, while maintaining a high-quality improvement funnel across operations.

Build continuous improvement capability across operations by coaching and training teams and associates at all levels, using a Gemba-based, hands-on approach that builds ownership.

Support the broader improvement plan by assessing current state across departments, building awareness and engagement, and mentoring associates progressing through Veralto’s continuous improvement certification pathway.

Collaborate with continuous improvement and operations leaders across Linx, Veralto and other operating companies to share best practices, build credibility with senior leaders, translate…