Continuous Improvement Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead and spread continuous improvement practices within a manufacturing unit, building CI capabilities through training, coaching, and certification. You will drive site-level improvements, align local strategy with global objectives, and manage a portfolio of projects to deliver measurable benefits. You will develop people, establish governance, and promote a culture of continuous improvement across the site. This is a hands-on position that combines project leadership with capability building to impact operations and performance.

Pay / Benefits

• profit sharing plan
• Pension scheme
• private medical insurance
• UK Life Assurance Plan
• Givaudan Discount Club
• opportunities for progressive learning and development

Responsibilities

• Design site strategies aligned with global, regional, and functional objectives
• Collaborate with process owners and experts to apply CI solutions at site level
• Lead or support business improvement projects
• Manage CI project pipeline and track progress, resources, and milestones
• Drive implementation of CI programs and report to stakeholders
• Consolidate financial and non-financial benefits at department level
• Set up governance for strategy deployment and execution
• Establish positive CI onboarding and engage employees
• Promote best-practice sharing and teamwork
• Develop people via training, coaching and mentoring in CI methodologies
• Coach Belts, manage certification and recognition events
• Coach teams in root cause analysis to develop solutions
• Help teams identify problems solvable with CI methods and tools
• Set up and support performance management reviews You have

Key requirements

• University degree
• LEAN 6 Sigma Green Belt certificate or equivalent (Black Belt is an advantage)
• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment including 3+ years in Lean Six Sigma implementation
• Proven results leading improvement projects, training, coaching, and assessment
• Exposure to cross-functional teams and projects
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written)

• cross-functional collaboration
• coaching and mentoring
• excellent communication
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt required, Black Belt advantage)
• Continuous Improvement methodologies
• root cause analysis

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