Continuous Improvement Practitioner

Are you passionate about delivering change and driving operational improvements? We're looking for a Continuous Improvement (CI) Practitioner to join our team and play a key role in delivering site projects, supporting operational excellence, and improving business performance. Reporting to the General Manager, you'll act as the site PMO, overseeing improvement projects, tracking benefits, and ensuring change initiatives are successfully delivered. This role would suit someone from a Project Management, Operational Excellence, Process Improvement, or Continuous Improvement background who enjoys influencing stakeholders and delivering measurable results.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of the site Continuous Improvement plan and wider operational excellence strategy; Act as the site's PMO, tracking project progress, risks, issues, and benefits; Identify and deliver improvement opportunities across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People; Lead smaller-scale projects from planning through to implementation; Facilitate change initiatives, process mapping, problem-solving workshops, and stakeholder engagement; Monitor and report on project benefits and site improvement activity; Coach and support colleagues on Continuous Improvement tools and ways of working; Ensure new processes and improvements are embedded and sustained; Support system and operational change projects across the site; Work closely with site leaders, regional CI teams, and project stakeholders to drive continuous improvement

Requirements

Aware of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies; Previous experience of being involved or leading elements of a project, i.e. basic Project Management tools and techniques; Presentation skills and ability to deliver training; Some knowledge of IT systems, for example M-Type, SCE, TMS, Info view ideal; Data Analysis & solution design; MS proficient (i.e. Excel, PPT, Word, Teams, BI); Experience of working closely with operations and developing effective working relationships; Experience of implementing change in a challenging environment; Experience of working in a project environment and of improvement activity

Benefits

Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays; Company Bonus scheme; Private Medical Cover via Bupa; Pension scheme with 4% employee and 4% employer contribution; Life Assurance: 4 x annual salary; Wellness: Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential telephone counselling and legal information service; Eye Care Vouchers; Reward & Recognition (Employee of the month and year, special recognition, long service awards); Everyday discounts via benefit platform with over 50 retailer discounts; Learning and development programmes open to every employee