Continuous Improvement Manager

Location: Holme upon Spalding Moor

Continuous Improvement Manager - Food Manufacturing

Location:

East Yorkshire
Salary: £55,000
Reporting to:
Site Director

We’re working with a well-established food manufacturing business in East Yorkshire to recruit an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager. This is a pivotal site-based role, reporting directly into the Site Director, with the opportunity to make a real impact on performance, culture, and operational excellence.

The Role

As Continuous Improvement Manager, you will lead and deliver the site’s CI strategy, embedding lean manufacturing principles and driving a culture of continuous improvement across all functions. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you’ll identify improvement opportunities, lead projects, and coach teams to deliver sustainable change.

Key Responsibilities

* Develop and deploy the site Continuous Improvement roadmap aligned to business objectives

* Lead lean initiatives including waste reduction, process optimisation, and efficiency improvement

* Facilitate CI tools and methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, problem-solving)

* Coach and train teams at all levels to embed CI capability and mindset

* Track, measure, and report CI performance and benefits

* Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver cross-functional improvements

* Support cultural change and employee engagement across the site

About You

* Proven experience in a Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence role within food manufacturing

* Strong working knowledge of Lean and CI methodologies

* Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and shopfloor teams alike

* Data-driven, structured, and results-focused

* Hands-on approach with the ability to influence and challenge constructively

What’s On Offer

* £55,000 salary

* A high-visibility role reporting into the Site Director

* Opportunity to shape and own the CI agenda at site level