Continuous Improvement Manager

Continuous Improvement Manager

Normanton

£63,000 - £65,000 + Industry-Leading Pension + Excellent Benefits + Progression + Training + Immediate Start

Join one of the UK's leading food manufacturers and play a key role in driving continuous improvement across a busy, fast-paced manufacturing site. This is a great opportunity to work for an industry leader that invests heavily in its people, technology, and operations, giving you plenty of variety, the chance to lead meaningful projects, and clear opportunities to progress your career.

Working across the packaging function, you'll focus on improving efficiency, reducing waste, increasing OEE, and delivering lasting operational improvements. You'll collaborate with teams across the business to embed a culture of continuous improvement while helping introduce new technologies and smarter ways of working in a company that genuinely values innovation and development.

• Driving OEE improvements across packaging lines.
• Reducing downtime, waste, and material losses.
• Leading Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, SMED, and Root Cause Analysis projects.
• Optimising packaging equipment, processes, and material performance.
• Supporting the implementation of new packaging technologies and automation.
• Using production data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Coaching operational teams and embedding a continuous improvement culture.
• Delivering projects that improve efficiency, quality, sustainability, and cost performance.

• Experience as a Continuous Improvement Manager, Packaging Technologist, Operational Excellence Manager, or similar.
• Manufacturing experience, ideally within the food industry.
• A strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A passion for driving change and delivering measurable operational improvements.