Albert Bartlett is a family-owned UK food producer and the country’s leading supplier of potatoes, with a broad portfolio spanning fresh, chilled, and frozen products. Operating at the heart of food production, we play a key role in delivering quality products to our customers while continuously strengthening operational performance across our sites.
This is a fantastic opportunity to drive meaningful, visible change across production and operations. As Business Improvement Manager, you will play a key role in embedding a culture of continuous improvement, working closely with operational teams to identify opportunities, implement practical solutions, and enhance overall business performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver continuous improvement initiatives across production and operational processes
- Identify inefficiencies, process gaps, and performance improvement opportunities using data and operational insight
- Work collaboratively with site leadership and frontline teams to implement sustainable improvements
- Drive lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Kaizen, Six Sigma where appropriate)
- Monitor, track, and report on improvement projects, ensuring measurable outcomes and ROI
- Support the development of a continuous improvement culture through coaching, training, and stakeholder engagement
- Standardise processes and promote best practice across departments and sites
- Contribute to ongoing operational excellence and performance improvement strategies
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience leading continuous improvement projects in a food production environment.
- Proven experience in continuous improvement / operational excellence within a manufacturing environment (food/FMCG ideally)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and drive decisions
- Experience delivering measurable improvement initiatives
- Confident stakeholder engagement across all levels of the business
- Exposure to lean tools and methodologies
- Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.
Benefits
- Pension Plans
- Life Assurance
- Annual Leave Package
- Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling
- Free Parking
- Employee Incentives
Skills Required
- 2+ years leading continuous improvement projects in a food production environment
- Proven experience in continuous improvement / operational excellence within a manufacturing environment
- Experience in food or FMCG environments (ideally)
- Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and drive decisions
- Experience delivering measurable improvement initiatives with demonstrable ROI
- Confident stakeholder engagement across all levels of the business
- Exposure to lean tools and methodologies
- Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom
What We Do
Albert Bartlett is a family-owned company established in 1948, and is the UK's leading supplier of potatoes, offering fresh, chilled, and frozen potato products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers.
