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We are a global leader in the research, design, integration, manufacture, certification, and lifetime service of flight control, hydraulic, fluid conveyance, thermal management, lubrication, and pneumatic systems and components for aerospace and other high-technology markets. We support the world's aircraft and aero engine manufacturers, providing a century of experience and innovation for commercial and military aircraft.

Joining our team means, you are helping to deliver our purpose of 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow. A career at Parker Meggitt offers boundless potential for professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in the world; help develop innovative technology and products and contribute to our company's goal of solving the world's greatest engineering challenges.

We have succeeded in employing the top talent in the industry by focusing our hiring efforts on the individual, not the job description. If you are an inquisitive thinker with great ideas and a desire to succeed, we will find the perfect spot for you on our team.

The Lean Manager directs and leads all Lean activities across the site. Provides leadership and delivery of improvement programs to increases the sites competitiveness. Personal delivery of Lean Sigma Black Belt projects and the coaching of Green Belts / Kaizens/A3s, the lead source of expertise on the application of lean sigma tools and techniques.

A member of the Site Leadership team accountable for the current site performance, whilst shaping the future strategy.

• Drive the culture of High-Performing Teams (HPT) across the site leadership and support all functions. Act as the interface between the site and the Product group/Division in all Improvement/HPT matters.
• Lead the business with regard to Business Continuity and Risk Management alongside ensuring effective strategy deployment into the site and its execution.
• Deliver business improvements and cost savings through the delivery of improvement Projects.
• Coach effectively to increase capabilities across the site for Green Belts & problem solving (Kaizen/A3s).
• Lead the Deployment of HPTs and lead plan to increase in maturity.
• Analyse, measure the effectiveness of complex business processes and develops sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable business process improvements in support of Site leadership goals.
• Lead Business Continuity and Risk Management alongside strategy deployment.

• Lean Sigma Belt is required and Black Belt is highly desirable.
• Results focused with track record of delivery of improvements and automation projects, especially in high-mix low-volume manufacturing environments is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to provide cross-functional leadership.
• Manufacturing experience is essential; an ideal candidate would have operations leadership experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Well-organised, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize duties with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines.
• Proficient in Project Management tools (i.e., MS Project) or similar project tool (s).
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers.

• Early finish on Fridays.
• Competitive pay package.
• Company shares scheme.
• Option to buy & sell holidays.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Discounted Gym membership.
• Pension up to 10% company contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing.
• Employee Perkz - offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services.
• Income Protection.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Volunteering day off.

Parker Meggitt is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and beliefs define who we are as a business and that building a culture of respect and appreciation will give everyone the opportunity to recognise their full potential.

CV Consulting Ltd is seeking an experienced Production Area Manager for their Corby facility. This hands-on role focuses on leadership and operational excellence, making a significant impact in the food production industry.

You will lead a high-performing team, ensure optimal productivity, and uphold the stringent quality standards in a high-care environment. Strong leadership and lean manufacturing experience are essential for this permanent night shift position.

Amazon in Swindon is seeking an Area Manager to lead a team ensuring efficient order fulfillment and high-quality operations. You will drive a culture of safety, oversee projects to enhance productivity, and optimize service standards across the site.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree, have experience in people management and using data to influence business outcomes. This role offers a dynamic work environment with diverse responsibilities.

Overview

Project Manager | Market Research | MixedMethods

Up to £45,000 doe

We are working with an award winning insight and research agency to find an experienced Project Manager to join their growing London team.

If you have 4–5 years’ experience managing quantitative and qualitative research projects and thrive in a fast-paced agency environment, this could be a fantastic next step.

• End-to-end project delivery
• Managing timelines, budgets and stakeholders
• Supporting high-profile national and international research programmes
• Driving process improvements and operational excellence

• Market research agency experience
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills
• Exceptional organisation and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Hybrid working
• Excellent benefits package
• Clear progression opportunities
• Collaborative, people-first culture
• Award-winning employer
• London (Hybrid)

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and actively seek to embrace diversity across age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, and sex.

For successful applicants, a recruitment consultant will be in touch via email to schedule a briefing call. We will explain the role in more detail and share the company details before creating a formal application.

Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

A growth opportunity — early-career talent ready to step into a mature operations role is strongly encouraged to apply.

The Bike Club, we're on a mission to make sustainable, high-quality cycling accessible to every family. Our subscription model lets kids always ride the right‑sized bike — and when they grow, we swap it out, refurbish it, and pass it on. With 80,000+ bikes on the road, $50M+ in funding, and rapid expansion across Europe, we're just getting started.

We're looking for a Lean Operations Manager to drive continuous improvement across our warehouse, refurbishment, and fulfilment operations in Rainham, London. This is a hands‑on, gemba‑first role for someone who thrives on the warehouse floor, loves solving operational puzzles, and turns observation and data into measurable change.

We've intentionally designed this as a single, broad role with real scope — and we're open to candidates at very different career stages. If you're early in your career but ambitious, structured, and hungry to step up, this is a rare chance to grow into a senior‑style operations. If you're more experienced, you'll find plenty of room to take ownership from day one.

You’ll partner closely with our warehouse leads, mechanics, customer service, and last‑mile partners to remove waste, increase throughput, and make every refurbished bike move faster and more reliably from intake to family. Your work will directly shape how we scale a circular operation across Europe.

• Drive the continuous improvement roadmap across intake, refurbishment, dispatch, and returns — set priorities, run the program, and report progress to leadership
• Map value streams end-to-end (bike intake → refurb → QC → outbound → courier → customer → return) and identify the bottlenecks, waste, and rework slowing us down
• Run kaizen workshops, A3 problem‑solving sessions, and structured root‑cause analyses with mechanics, warehouse operators, and team leads
• Define, track, and improve operational KPIs (cycle time, refurb throughput, first‑time‑right rate, on‑time dispatch, returns turnaround, OEE on key stations)
• Roll out standard work, 5S, visual management, and pull‑based flow across the warehouse and refurb workshop
• Spend significant time on the floor — observing, coaching, and validating that improvements stick after rollout
• Lead capacity and layout planning as we scale: workstation design, station balancing, tool placement, and bike flow
• Partner with last‑mile and courier providers to reduce failed deliveries, returns leakage, and customer waiting time
• Build the data and reporting backbone we need to manage operations by fact (Excel, WMS, Salesforce, BI tools)
• Coach team leads and operators in lean thinking, building improvement capability across the organisation

• A genuine gemba mindset — you'd rather be on the warehouse floor than behind a desk
• Structured, analytical problem‑solving — you can break a messy operational problem down and use data (Excel at minimum) to point at the answer
• Strong communication and collaboration skills — comfortable working with mechanics and operators just as easily as with senior stakeholders
• Pragmatic, organised, and biased to action — you thrive in a fast‑moving scale‑up where things change weekly
• A relevant degree (industrial engineering, logistics, supply chain, business engineering, or similar)
• Some real exposure to operations — through internships, working student roles, a first full‑time job, a thesis project, or a few years of hands‑on experience
• Real curiosity about lean / continuous improvement — bonus points for a Lean Six Sigma certification (Yellow, Green, or Black Belt) or demonstrated kaizen / value stream experience
• Confidence with operational systems (WMS, ERP, Salesforce, ticketing tools); SQL or BI tooling is a plus, not a requirement
• Fluent English (working language); German is a strong plus
• Bonus: interest or experience in circular economy, refurbishment, subscription business models, or sustainable mobility

• Holidays – 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Parental leave – enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Bike subscription – £30 on Bike Club subscriptions
• Sustainability impact – you will be working for a B Corp Certified company that actively contributes to environmental and social good

If you're earlier in your career and not sure you tick every box: please apply anyway. Drive, structure, and a willingness to learn matter more to us than years on a CV.

Overview

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

• Lead the overall deployment of a Lean Transformation with specific responsibility of initiatives and continuous improvement practices and routines.
• Guide the current state and future state, implementation plan, along with impact and value of changes (in strong cooperation with business unit experts).
• Develop and nurture strong partnerships with Business Unit (BU) leaders to understand specific business issues and priorities to effectively integrate continuous improvement into their organization.
• Use a standard set of Lean/Problem Solving tools and analyses to develop insight, solutions and drive the consistent use of Lean standards in the delivery of Value Stream or Function.
• Deliver performance objectives as stated in charter (Evaluation of meeting delivery and performance outcomes).
• Be accountable for the consistent and successful delivery of agreed standards of Lean in initiative.
• Guide training and problem solving workshops with senior managers & teams.
• Coach senior leaders to be effective in their roles as sponsors; and coach leaders at all levels on their role to support and sustain continuous improvement in their area including their own management practices and routines.
• Work with leaders and managers to provide continuous improvement updates and report outs to Senior Leadership.
• Coach managers and teams on the tools and techniques they will need to successfully identify, prioritize and capture tangible benefits.
• Drive the consistent use of Lean standards in the delivery of Value Stream or Function.
• Coach & mentor AMS staff on LEAN practice and tactics, and guide the evolution of AMS playbook.

• Attention to detail and pride in delivering high quality outputs.
• Self-driven, autonomous with strong results orientation.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), as well as attention to detail while developing and presenting to senior leaders of the company.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively interpret data and measure performance.
• Ability to handle changing priorities and use good judgement when working in challenging situations.
• Ability to multitask whilst maintaining focus.
• Hands on application of core AMS (Lean) tools and methodology, including process mapping, data collection and analysis, root cause problem solving and performance management frameworks.
• Demonstrate proficiency in project and program management.

• Academic qualifications; Degree preferred.
• Relevant business improvement qualifications; e.g. LSS Black Belt, Lean Competency System.
• Project or Programme Management qualifications; Prince2, Scrum Master, Agile PM.

• 5+ Years as a lean practitioner with demonstrated success in supporting change.
• Financial Services and an understanding of Operational Management Practices.
• Development & Implementation of Lean / Continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience as a qualified Lean / Process Improvement leader, preferably within an Insurance or Financial Services environment.

Hillarys Blinds Limited is seeking a Production Manager to lead our operations in Wollaton. This role entails full accountability for manufacturing performance, focusing on KPIs including productivity and quality.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a manufacturing leadership role, strong knowledge of Lean principles, and the ability to drive continuous improvement. The position offers a competitive salary and ample opportunities for career progression.