Operations Excellence Leader — Lean & CI Transformation

Owen Daniels; Greater London; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life Assurance (3x salary)

Business travel insurance

Private Healthcare after 3 months

Cycle scheme

Discounts on retail platforms

Electric Car scheme

Wellbeing app

Learning and development opportunities

25 days + BH

Job summary

Owen Daniels in London is seeking an Operations Excellence Leader to drive continuous improvement across the site and align with business goals.

You will lead cross-functional improvement projects, build robust business cases with costs and benefits, and embed Lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping.

The role is permanent with a salary up to £70,000 plus a benefits package including pension, life cover, private healthcare option, and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Proven experience leading projects from concept through delivery with measurable results.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing teams at all levels.
• Experience using ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365 ideally.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the continuous improvement strategy across the site and ensure it supports business objectives.
• Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities across safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity and capacity.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects from idea to implementation and sustainability.
• Build business cases for improvement projects, including costs, benefits, resources and ROI.
• Embed Lean and Continuous Improvement tools (5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping).

Skills

Lean methodologies

Project leadership

Cross-functional work

ERP systems

Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Job description

Owen Daniels in London is seeking an Operations Excellence Leader to drive continuous improvement across the site and align with business goals.

You will lead cross-functional improvement projects, build robust business cases with costs and benefits, and embed Lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping.

The role is permanent with a salary up to £70,000 plus a benefits package including pension, life cover, private healthcare option, and development opportunities.