Are you a hands-on manufacturing professional who thrives in the thick of operations? Do you see waste, inefficiencies, and untapped potential where others see routine? If you're not interested in theory or textbooks—but real, on-the-ground results—this could be the perfect role for you.
About the Role:
We're looking for a highly operational Continuous Improvement Manager to join our clients fast-paced, multi-site manufacturing business. This role isn't about sitting in a conference room building PowerPoints. It's about being out on the shop floor—watching, questioning, understanding, and driving real change.
You'll travel frequently across their sites, including Europe, embedding yourself within the operations, identifying opportunities, removing bottlenecks, and improving processes with real impact. Your experience, energy, and judgement will be your most powerful tools.
Above all, safety is non-negotiable—you'll play a key role in ensuring that all improvement initiatives are fully aligned with robust health and safety standards and that operational excellence never comes at the expense of people's wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities:
* Spending significant time on the shop floor, engaging directly with production teams, supervisors, and engineers
* Identify areas of waste, inefficiency, and opportunity for improvement through direct observation and hands-on involvement
* Lead and support CI projects across multiple sites with a strong focus on actionable results
* Work with site leadership to implement and embed sustainable process improvements
* Champion a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement at all levels of the organisation
* Travel frequently including to Europe to support and standardise best practices across sites
What We're Looking For:
* A proven background in hands-on manufacturing operations—you know what good looks like because you've built it yourself
* Strong working knowledge of lean principles, but more importantly, the instinct to know when and how to apply them effectively
* Comfortable working in a fast-moving, high-pressure production environment
* A doer, a fixer, a change-maker—not a theorist
* Experience in a multi-site manufacturing environment
* Willingness and ability to travel frequently across Europe (essential)
* Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively as well as galvanising the workforce to want to do things better.
Why Join?
* Join a growing international business committed to operational excellence
* Make a direct and tangible impact across our European manufacturing footprint
* Work alongside skilled professionals who are serious about performance and quality
* Be part of a company that values action, accountability, and progress
Ready to roll up your sleeves and make a difference?
Apply now and bring your expertise to where it matters most—on the ground, in action, making change happen. Salary on the position is circa £60k. You can apply via the link below or give me, Ali a call on (phone number removed).
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