What Jobs are available for Continuous Improvement in the United Kingdom?

Continuous Improvement Engineer (known internally as Process Lead)
Hellaby (Home of KP Nuts)
On-site | Monday - Friday | 07:30 - 16:00

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role
This is a stretching and rewarding role within our high-performing Manufacturing team. You’ll be at the heart of driving performance improvements across our production lines, using lean manufacturing tools and coaching colleagues to embed new ways of working. You’ll take ownership of key systems and processes, helping us reduce losses, improve changeovers and build capability across the site.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual bonus scheme

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Leading the development and ownership of the Centre Line Management System for your manufacturing line(s), ensuring consistent performance and control

• Coaching Equipment Owners to identify and respond to deviations, improve changeover procedures and embed best practice across the site

• Conducting weekly health checks to assess gaps in our Daily Management Systems and implementing effective countermeasures

• Analysing machine data to identify and eliminate losses, managing our online data capture system and sharing insights to drive improvement

• Participating in daily performance reviews with Line Leads to prioritise actions, allocate resources and report on results, while supporting site safety and hygiene initiatives in collaboration with our specialists

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• A Mechanical Engineering degree or completed Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship

• Experience in a world-class manufacturing environment, ideally within FMCG

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data

• Strong coaching and communication skills, with the ability to positively influence change and build capability

• A curious mindset, with a passion for problem solving, continuous learning and sharing solutions

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Continuous Improvement Engineer (known internally as Process Lead)
Hellaby (Home of KP Nuts)
On-site | Monday - Friday | 07:30 - 16:00

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role
This is a stretching and rewarding role within our high-performing Manufacturing team. You’ll be at the heart of driving performance improvements across our production lines, using lean manufacturing tools and coaching colleagues to embed new ways of working. You’ll take ownership of key systems and processes, helping us reduce losses, improve changeovers and build capability across the site.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual bonus scheme

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Leading the development and ownership of the Centre Line Management System for your manufacturing line(s), ensuring consistent performance and control

• Coaching Equipment Owners to identify and respond to deviations, improve changeover procedures and embed best practice across the site

• Conducting weekly health checks to assess gaps in our Daily Management Systems and implementing effective countermeasures

• Analysing machine data to identify and eliminate losses, managing our online data capture system and sharing insights to drive improvement

• Participating in daily performance reviews with Line Leads to prioritise actions, allocate resources and report on results, while supporting site safety and hygiene initiatives in collaboration with our specialists

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• A Mechanical Engineering degree or completed Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship

• Experience in a world-class manufacturing environment, ideally within FMCG

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data

• Strong coaching and communication skills, with the ability to positively influence change and build capability

• A curious mindset, with a passion for problem solving, continuous learning and sharing solutions

#LI-SC1 #LI-Onsite

Continuous Improvement Engineer (known internally as Process Lead)
Hellaby (Home of KP Nuts)
On-site | Monday - Friday | 07:30 - 16:00

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role
This is a stretching and rewarding role within our high-performing Manufacturing team. You’ll be at the heart of driving performance improvements across our production lines, using lean manufacturing tools and coaching colleagues to embed new ways of working. You’ll take ownership of key systems and processes, helping us reduce losses, improve changeovers and build capability across the site.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual bonus scheme

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Leading the development and ownership of the Centre Line Management System for your manufacturing line(s), ensuring consistent performance and control

• Coaching Equipment Owners to identify and respond to deviations, improve changeover procedures and embed best practice across the site

• Conducting weekly health checks to assess gaps in our Daily Management Systems and implementing effective countermeasures

• Analysing machine data to identify and eliminate losses, managing our online data capture system and sharing insights to drive improvement

• Participating in daily performance reviews with Line Leads to prioritise actions, allocate resources and report on results, while supporting site safety and hygiene initiatives in collaboration with our specialists

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• A Mechanical Engineering degree or completed Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship

• Experience in a world-class manufacturing environment, ideally within FMCG

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data

• Strong coaching and communication skills, with the ability to positively influence change and build capability

• A curious mindset, with a passion for problem solving, continuous learning and sharing solutions

#LI-SC1 #LI-Onsite

JOB- Continuous Improvement Engineer 
LOCATION- Blaneau Gwent
TERM- Permanent
SALARY- £45,000 - £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

We are looking for Continuous Engineer on a permanent basis in the Blaneau Gwent area who has great leadership skills, is experienced with Lean manufacturing principles and methods with a passion for process improvements

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:

• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing
• Excellent team leadership skills
• Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Lean six sigma green belt desirable
• Consultative approach with senior management providing expertise and justification
• Good problem-solving skills, results driven
• Be able to work well alone as well as part of a team
• Innovative, creative and good leadership qualities

The Continuous Improvement Engineer role will involve:

• Fosters a continuous improvement culture throughout the business
• Build an ongoing improvement plan for each production area
• Be able to prepare and conduct kaizen events across cross functional teams
• Identify bottleneck areas of the business and drive process improvement tasks to streamline the processes
• Identify any investment requirements by collecting data and preparing justifications and ROI
• Lead the team in the use of all Lean tools and techniques such as  6S, VSM, Kanban, TPM, RCA and DOE
• Develop and deliver appropriate training programmes and skills matrices.
• Take ownership and drive a Lean culture throughout the business

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV to find out more, along with your availability and your salary expectation.

Facilitator on an initial 12 -month contract. As the Continuous Improvement Facilitator you will be working alongside the production management team to coach and facilitate business improvement using the Operating System.

Role: Continuous Improvement Facilitator
Pay: 26.14 per hour via umbrella
Location: Broughton
Contract: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, 12 Months contract
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance : BPSS

Responsibilities

• Implement and improve boards & routines with operational teams.
• Train/ coach by running awareness sessions with teams.
• Launch & participate in management go-look-see providing structured feedback.
• Measure and report maturity (KPIs, activities, self-assessment).
• Co-facilitate AOS workshops.
• Participate in industrial assessments.
• Co-facilitate building AOS / MES roadmap / Tactical Implementation Plan (TIP) with operational teams.
• Exchange good practices with other AOS Agents.

Essential Skills & Education

• Good knowledge of AOS standards, global system view and Operational Excellence principles.
• Good awareness of Lean / six sigma principles, methods and tools.
• Ability to tutor AOS bricks & MES usage to FLM, technicians and operators with associated routines Operating System.
• Understanding of change management basics and ability to adapt ways of tutoring accordingly.
• Ability to provide structure feedback to leaders on routines management and performance dialogue.
• Ability to identify deviations from standards and propose simple recommendations through self-assessment

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation

Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.

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Are you passionate about driving operational excellence? Join HellermannTyton in Plymouth as a Continuous Improvement Lead and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our manufacturing performance.

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Based in Plymouth, PL6 5XP

Salary: Competitive

Working Hours: Monday – Thursday: 08:30 – 17:00 and Friday: 08:30 – 14:30

About Us:

At HellermannTyton, we’re more than just a leading manufacturer - we’re a trusted global partner in cable management, data connectivity, and network infrastructure solutions.

Since 1935, our mission has been to provide innovative solutions for all cable management needs – with customer satisfaction as our priority. Our portfolio includes more than 75,000 items, and we operate 15 world-class manufacturing facilities in 38 countries, employing over 6,000 people.

You will be joining a business with ambitious growth plans, currently undergoing a period of change to enhance our performance and seize every opportunity for greater success. We strive to be elite and are looking for individuals who share this vision.

Continuous Improvement Lead – The Role:

This hands-on role will be to support the development and deployment of the site’s Continuous Improvement (CI) programme, driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people engagement. The CI Engineer will play a key hands-on role in implementing lean tools and techniques, including TPM, SMED, and automation-focused improvements, while helping to embed CI thinking into daily operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and influence the early stages of the site’s CI journey, supporting the engineering and production teams in achieving greater efficiency, reliability, and consistency across the site.

Continuous Improvement Lead - Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the rollout of TPM as a structured approach to improving equipment reliability, working closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams

- Facilitate and participate in tiered meeting reviews, ensuring effective issue escalation, root cause analysis, and action closure

- Apply Lean and problem-solving techniques (e.g. 5S, visual management, waste elimination, Kaizen) to identify and implement low-cost, high-impact improvements

- Drive SMED (quick changeover) activities to reduce downtime and increase flexibility in moulding operations

- Assist with automation and process improvement initiatives, gathering data and supporting implementation plans

- Gather, analyse, and interpret performance data (e.g., OEE, downtime, scrap, changeover times) to identify improvement opportunities

- Support project delivery teams with data collection, trials, and validation for improvement initiatives

Continuous Improvement Lead - You:

- HNC (or higher) in an engineering discipline

- Formal Lean / CI qualification or training (Green Belt, Black Belt, Lean Practitioner)

- Experience in a manufacturing or moulding environment (rubber, plastics, or similar process-based industry)

- Working knowledge of Lean tools and CI methodologies – e.g. 5S, Kaizen, SMED, OEE, Root Cause Analysis, TPM

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a hands-on, practical approach

- Good communication and facilitation skills; able to work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, and engineering

- Competent in data analysis, reporting, and presentation (Excel / Power BI desirable)

Benefits:

- Enhanced annual leave

- Enhanced family-friendly leave policies

- An enhanced sick pay scheme

- Comprehensive mental health and wellbeing support, including access to counselling, an employee assistance programme, mortgage brokering services, and additional resources for you and your family

- Free on-site car parking

- Subsidised canteen facilities at our larger locations

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List for recruitment agencies and are not currently seeking additional partners. Any CVs submitted speculatively by agencies outside of our PSL will be treated as a gift, and no fees will be payable.

If you're ready to lead change, solve real problems, and make a measurable impact every day — submit your CV for this Continuous Improvement Lead and click ‘Apply’ now!

• Deliver workshops and training throughout the business to build Continuous Improvement knowledge & awareness
• Support the business areas in the use of Lean Tools & Techniques including the use of PDCA, Problem Solving, Visual Management, 5S, Waste Elimination (VA/NVA) and Standard Work
• Facilitate & lead projects for improvement across all levels of the Organisation based on the business needs
• Utilise the Project Governance structure tools including Charters, Gantt Charts and Status Reports

• Extensive Lean Manufacturing knowledge with a Green Belt Six Sigma or Business Improvement Techniques equivalent Previous Extrusion Manufacturing experience could be advantageous.
• Ability to work in a diverse, fast paced & dynamic environment with an understanding of Cost & Financial impacts
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workloads in line with the Business needs
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to help support the Management Team
• Flexibility with shift patterns, which could include evenings when needed

• You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays - normally 33 days in total each year
• Free Healthcare plan for all employees
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
• Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
• Christmas shutdown
• Option to join the Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee discount on Eurocell products
• Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
• A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice, if and when you need it
• Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
• Excellent opportunities to grow with us, and progress your career

Our client is a well-established player in the FMCG sector and is looking for a driven and experienced Continuous Improvement Manager to join their team at a key site in Leicestershire.

This is an opportunity within a high-performing business unit and the successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering the site's Manufacturing Excellence strategy. Working alongside senior leadership, you'll lead CI initiatives that improve operational performance, reduce waste, and build a strong culture of continuous improvement and colleague engagement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage CI projects aligned to business priorities, ensuring a structured and data-driven approach.
• Coach and support operational managers and teams to embed CI tools and behaviours across all functions.
• Drive improvements in areas such as labour efficiency, material usage, and line balancing through robust analysis and insight.
• Facilitate and support tiered meeting structures, KPIs and performance reviews to ensure operational clarity and accountability.
• Lead site-wide maturity assessments and improvement roadmaps to enable sustainable performance.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Technical, Hygiene) to ensure compliance and H&S standards during project execution.
• Support and develop a small team of CI specialists, ensuring their progression and capability growth.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Previous experience in a CI Manager or similar leadership role within a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Qualified to Lean Six Sigma Black Belt level or equivalent (e.g., Level 5 Improvement Specialist Apprenticeship).
• A proven track record of delivering measurable improvement projects and engaging teams in structured CI methodologies.
• Strong data analysis, root cause investigation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent coaching and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to lead and influence at all levels.
• Confident using MS Office and continuous improvement software/tools.

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements, please get in touch with Will Malcolm at (url removed) or by calling (phone number removed).

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Continuous Improvement Engineer

to c50k neg dep exp + benefits

Near Coleshill, West Midlands

Our client has been established for almost 40 years and are recognised market leaders in the design and development, manufacture and distribution of an impressive portfolio of solutions for supply throughout the world, and as a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth for 2026 and beyond, are now looking to recruit an experienced, hands-on and proactive Continuous Improvement Engineer to complement their professional and successful manufacturing team.

Based near Coleshill and reporting to the Manufacturing Design Engineering Manager, the Continuous Improvement Engineer will be responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements using methodologies including Lean and Six Sigma to enhance efficiency, reduce waste and improve quality, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the organization. Working within core values that include Quality, Innovation, care for the environment and global capability with a unique product portfolio, you will be passionate about all aspects of sustained continuous improvement and striving to meet and exceed company objectives, KPI's and metrics.

Tasked with developing and implementing continuous improvement strategies in both manufacturing and company processes, you will collaborate with the engineering team to perform DMAIC activities to eliminate inefficiencies across the business and provide technical guidance to enhance production quality and efficiency. Responsible for monitoring and analysing KPI's to identify areas for improvement and taking corrective action where needed, you will drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives to optimise operations whilst fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the manufacturing team.

Able to establish effective relationships with shift supervisors or process implementers to assess needs and objectives, you will provide direction to the manufacturing team, instilling best practice and lean principles with the ability to train and mentor colleagues in SOP's and new ways of working running kaizen events whilst ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations at all times. Other duties for the varied and challenging CI Engineer position will include (but not be limited to) managing projects through to implementation, delivering on time and within budget, improving factory floor layouts and optimising workflow and operator movement, and liaising with the Engineering team with specification procurement and the implementation of new plant & equipment, as well as re-visiting implemented changes to ensure results are sustained.

It is envisaged that the successful Continuous Improvement Engineer candidate will have at least 5 years proven experience gained within a dedicated process improvement manufacturing environment and essentially skilled and qualified in various lean manufacturing processes and methodologies (Six Sigma, 5S, PDCA, Kaizen, Kanban etc), realistically qualified to HND level (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline with experience of AutoCad and the MS suite of products.

With excellent influencing and communication skills at all levels and the ability to diagnose and define problems, measure/collect and analyse data, determine root cause, select and implement solutions and control/sustain outcomes, you will be both results and data driven to improve and sustain change and thrive within a continuous improvement focussed environment and able to motivate others to be the same.

Contact the Manufacturing Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to (url removed) for further details.