Overview

 Continuous Improvement Manager – Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN36XJ

Are you an ambitious manufacturing professional looking to hit the ground running, getting stuck into making this better?

We’re looking for a safety conscious, enthusiastic Continuous Improvement Manager to join our Northampton site and help drive the next stage of our operational excellence performance.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving problems, challenging the status quo, and turning ideas into measurable results.

What you’ll do

  • Lead our site Lean & Continuous Improvement strategy
  • Identify and eliminate waste, losses, and inefficiencies
  • Lead improvement projects that deliver real business impact
  • Improve OEE, flow, capacity, and operational performance
  • Use data to identify opportunities and turn insight into action
  • Work alongside colleagues across the site to build CI capability
  • Share best practice and help create a true zero-loss culture

What we’re looking for

You’ll have experience in Lean and Continuous Improvement, ideally within packaging, corrugated or another fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You’ll be:

  • Curious – always asking “why?”
  • Energetic – comfortable being hands-on and visible on the shop floor.
  • Ambitious – motivated to make a genuine difference.
  • Analytical – confident using data to drive decisions.
  • Collaborative – able to bring people together and take them with you.
  • A problem solver – turning challenges into opportunities.

Six Sigma, engineering, or leadership qualifications would be an advantage, but we’re interested in your capability, experience, and mindset – not just your certificates.

Ready to make an impact? If you want to be at the heart of a manufacturing operation, influence change and see the results of your work every day, we’d love to hear from you.

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