Continuous Improvement team
Location: St Austell, Cornwall
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Travel: Regular travel to operational sites across the UK
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Champion to join our Industrial Continuous Improvement team.
This role plays an important part in supporting operational teams to improve performance, develop capability and embed continuous improvement practices across our UK sites. Working closely with managers, supervisors and operational teams, you will help implement improvement initiatives, facilitate workshops, deliver training and coach teams to achieve sustainable results.
The position offers the opportunity to work across multiple sites, supporting the rollout of improvement methodologies and contributing to long-term operational excellence programmes.
What You'll Be DoingSupporting the implementation of continuous improvement programmes across operational sites.
Facilitating workshops, training sessions and improvement activities.
Coaching and supporting managers, supervisors and operational teams.
Assisting with performance analysis and identification of improvement opportunities.
Supporting site improvement plans and governance activities.
Using data and digital tools to support decision-making and performance improvements.
Working collaboratively with stakeholders across a variety of operational environments.
Essential
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt qualification, or currently working towards achieving this.
Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, industrial or operational environment.
Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and problem-solving techniques.
Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and digital tools.
A full, valid driving licence with the ability to travel independently to sites across the UK.
Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of an organisation.
Experience in Change Management
Desirable
Engineering or technical qualification.
Experience delivering continuous improvement projects.
Experience working across multiple operational sites.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools such as VSM, OEE, TPM, SMED, DMAIC or PDCA.
Competitive salary.
Annual bonus opportunity.
Company pension scheme.
Private medical cover.
Life assurance and income protection.
Generous holiday allowance.
Employee assistance programme.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
The opportunity to gain recognised I-Cube accreditation and further develop your continuous improvement capability.
Ready to help drive operational excellence and support continuous improvement across our UK operations? We'd love to hear from you.
Position TypeFull timeand
PermanentOnly technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:
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Skills Required
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt qualification or working towards it
- Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, industrial or operational environment
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and problem-solving techniques
- Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills
- Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and digital tools
- Full, valid driving licence with ability to travel independently to UK sites
- Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of an organisation
- Experience in Change Management
- Engineering or technical qualification
- Experience delivering continuous improvement projects
- Experience working across multiple operational sites
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools such as VSM, OEE, TPM, SMED, DMAIC or PDCA
What We Do
We are a world leader in mineral-based specialties, offering high value-added solutions to many different industries, ranging from process manufacturing to consumer goods. Our value-added solutions are formulated to meet the technical specifications of each customer and contribute to the performance of a multitude of products in three categories: 1. Functional additives - added to the mineral formulation of customers’ products. 2. Mineral components - essential constituents in the formulation of customers’ products. 3. Process enablers - used in customers’ manufacturing processes, but not present in the end product. These serve many industries such as construction materials, mobile energy, steelmaking, agri-food, automotive, and cosmetics.
