Depot Process and Continuous Improvement Manager

Continuous Improvement & Depot Process Engineer

Engineering & Logistics Organisation

Salary: £65,000 - £65,000 + Company Car/Car Allowance + Benefits

Location:

Fields based (with travel and hybrid working)

Our client is a major UK logistics and engineering organisation operating nationally across a complex, asset‑intensive environment. Backed by significant international investment, the business is focused on growth, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

As part of an ongoing transformation programme, a newly created Continuous Improvement & Depot Process Engineer position has been established to support engineering operations across multiple sites.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a continuous improvement specialist who wants to build, influence, and implement change rather than simply maintain existing processes. Working directly with senior engineering leadership, you will have the freedom to assess current operations, create improvement strategies and lead the implementation of Lean and 5S methodologies across a multi‑site engineering function.

You’ll play a key role in developing a culture of continuous improvement, coaching operational leaders and delivering measurable improvements in productivity, efficiency and workplace organisation.

• Review engineering and maintenance operations to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and deliver site‑wide continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement 5S, Lean and visual management principles.
• Support depot and production leadership teams in driving operational excellence.
• Deliver coaching, mentoring and training across the business.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure successful change adoption.
• Improve maintenance and engineering processes to increase efficiency and output.
• Use data and performance metrics to track and demonstrate improvements.
• Embed health and safety improvements into operational processes.
• Ensure improvements are sustained through effective change management and cultural development.

• Significant experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean, Operational Excellence or Process Engineering.
• Demonstrable success delivering business change and operational improvement programmes.
• Experience implementing and sustaining Lean methodologies, including 5S.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience coaching managers and operational teams.
• Proven ability to measure and deliver productivity and efficiency gains.
• Background within engineering, manufacturing, industrial, production, logistics or related sectors.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• A hands‑on approach combined with strategic improvement capability.
• Flexibility to travel regularly between multiple UK sites.

• Lean Six Sigma qualifications.
• Multi‑site continuous improvement experience.
• Heavy engineering or maintenance environment experience.
• Health & safety improvement experience.
• Asset‑intensive operational experience.

• £65,000 - £70,000 basic salary.
• Company car or car allowance.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working.
• Newly created position with significant autonomy.
• Excellent long‑term career development opportunities within a growing international group.