Continuous Improvement Manager
7 days ago
York
Job Title:Continuous Improvement Manager Location:East Riding of Yorkshire Salary:£55,000 Industry:FMCG Job Type:Permanent, Full Time Shift:Monday Friday: 8:00am 4:30pm Benefits: • Permanent full-time role within a growing FMCG production site, • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, • Company pension scheme, • Private UK healthcare provision, • Life assurance, • On-site parking and facilities, • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) support, • Opportunity to lead continuous improvement and career progression within a supportive environment Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager to join a high-performing manufacturing site. The successful candidate will lead, implement, and embed improvement initiatives across operations, with a focus on efficiency, quality, and cost reduction. This role is immediate start and ideal for someone who thrives on problem-solving, process improvement, and driving cultural change. Key CI Manager Responsibilities: • Lead training and development of continuous improvement principles across the site, • Improve decision-making and problem-solving at all levels to accelerate change, • Manage improvement projects across labour, materials, and overheads to support profit targets, • Analyse data, track KPIs, and identify improvement opportunities, • Optimise and streamline processes to boost efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction, • Support asset care initiatives with operations and engineering, • Drive a continuous improvement culture impacting safety, quality, service, cost, and people, • Share best practices across sites and departments, • Role model company values and behaviours Required CI Manager Experience & Skills: Essential: • Proven experience in continuous improvement / process improvement within manufacturing, • Proactive approach with strong attention to detail, ensuring tasks are completed thoroughly, • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; confident, competent, and collaborative decision maker, • Demonstrable track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver change, • Flexible and self-motivated, able to work under own initiative, • Fully computer literate, with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, • Experience in FMCG manufacturing, • Lean manufacturing knowledge, including implementation of Lean structures and tools, • Strong leadership experience, including change management delivery, • Degree or HND in Food Science, Engineering, or related field, • Hands-on experience with manufacturing processes and equipment, • Familiarity with Six Sigma / SPC techniques in process manufacturingOPEN TO RELOCATORS JBRP1_UKTJ