Aerospace Lean Improvement Lead

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Goal Share bonus program

Paid volunteering time

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Employee discounts

Learning and development

Employee referral program

Up to 29 days' annual leave, plus Bank

Job summary

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Limited seeks two Continuous Improvement Leads for Bishop's Cleeve and Staverton in Gloucestershire. You will own site-wide CI roadmaps, lead improvement projects and hands-on workshops, and work across Production, Engineering and Quality to deliver measurable efficiency gains and safer, more reliable manufacturing.

You will champion Lean principles, use data-driven problem solving, and coach colleagues to sustain improvements across facilities.

Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven leadership of continuous improvement projects.
• Experience in aerospace or regulated manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver a site-wide CI roadmap and projects from scoping to implementation.
• Lead practical CI workshops and Kaizen events to reduce waste and improve processes.
• Develop model production lines and improve factory layouts and flow.
• Coach leaders to embed Lean principles and a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Lean & Kaizen

A3 problem solving

Root cause analysis

Production layout optimization

Value stream mapping

Visual management

Job description

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing Limited seeks two Continuous Improvement Leads for Bishop's Cleeve and Staverton in Gloucestershire. You will own site-wide CI roadmaps, lead improvement projects and hands-on workshops, and work across Production, Engineering and Quality to deliver measurable efficiency gains and safer, more reliable manufacturing.

You will champion Lean principles, use data-driven problem solving, and coach colleagues to sustain improvements across facilities.