- Process Improvement jobs in the United Kingdom
24 Process Improvement jobs in the United Kingdom
Quality Advisor
Posted 5 days ago
Job Description
permanent
Our client, a highly respected civil engineering and marine works contractor with over 90 years of industry expertise, is seeking a Quality Advisor to support the delivery of a major infrastructure project in Hampshire. Known for their work on complex civil, environmental, and coastal schemes, they pride themselves on engineering excellence and collaboration with public and private sector partners.
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Process Improvement Manager
East Midlands, East Midlands W Talent
Posted 7 days ago
Job Description
full time
Do you want to join a manufacturing business that has been awarded the Sunday Times best places to work 2025?
Are you a Process Improvement Specialist? Please read on.
W Talent Manufacturing are delighted to be retained on a search for Process Improvement Manager for Arbor Forest Products Ltd. Arbor are the UK's largest independent timber importer and processer and have invested heavily across its large facility based in Barrow-upon-Humber. Arbor Forest Products founded in 1951 still hold a strong family culture whilst embracing the future of manufacturing. Arbor Forest Products follow 4 key pillars in their culture - Ambition, Family, Cares and Quality.
Arbor Forest Products are committed to innovation through its full supply chain and strive to be leaders of their industry whilst ensuring sustainable and ethical practices in all aspects of their operations. This is a great business to work for and a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Manufacturing (sawmill and treatment) to join a business that truly cares.
Role Overview
W Talent Manufacturing are in partnership with Arbor Forest to support them on a Brand New role for the organisation, we are seeking a dynamic Process Improvement Manager to lead and embed continuous improvement across all areas of our operations. This newly created role will be responsible for identifying, managing, and delivering business improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, capable of engaging with all levels of the organisation, from shop floor to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
li>Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other best-practice methodologies to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve process capability.
- Lead the design, implementation, and sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
li>Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other best-practice methodologies to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve process capability.- Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities in collaboration with department heads and cross-functional teams.
- Facilitate workshops (e.g., Kaizen, value stream mapping) and training sessions to build internal CI capability.
- Support compliance with industry standards and internal governance through process documentation and audit readiness.
- Manage and deliver projects from concept through to execution and handover.
- Track and report progress of improvement projects, delivering measurable benefits in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Be a visible change agent, coaching and supporting team members through change.
- Develop standard work practices and ensure alignment with operational excellence goals.
- Contribute to the strategic improvement roadmap, aligned to the business' wider operational and cultural transformation journey.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience in a manufacturing environment - Exposure to or experience in world-class manufacturing environments would be highly advantageous
- Demonstrated success leading Lean / Six Sigma projects (Green Belt expectation)
- Strong project management skills - able to prioritise, manage multiple initiatives, and see tasks through to completion (starter-finisher).
- Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, from operators to directors.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insight.
- Proficient in root cause analysis, problem-solving tools, and performance management techniques.
- Working knowledge of compliance and audit processes within manufacturing.
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
- NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or strong understanding of H&S in a manufacturing facility
What's on Offer
- A unique opportunity to shape and lead a new function within a forward-thinking business.
- Supportive and collaborative culture with a strong focus on sustainability and growth.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for further development and career progression.
*All third party applications will be forwarded to W Talent for review
Process Improvement Manager
Barrow upon Humber, Yorkshire and the Humber W Talent
Posted 1 day ago
Job Description
Do you want to join a manufacturing business that has been awarded the Sunday Times best places to work 2025?
Are you a Process Improvement Specialist? Please read on.
W Talent Manufacturing are delighted to be retained on a search for Process Improvement Manager for Arbor Forest Products Ltd. Arbor are the UK's largest independent timber importer and processer and have invested heavily across its large facility based in Barrow-upon-Humber. Arbor Forest Products founded in 1951 still hold a strong family culture whilst embracing the future of manufacturing. Arbor Forest Products follow 4 key pillars in their culture - Ambition, Family, Cares and Quality.
Arbor Forest Products are committed to innovation through its full supply chain and strive to be leaders of their industry whilst ensuring sustainable and ethical practices in all aspects of their operations. This is a great business to work for and a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Manufacturing (sawmill and treatment) to join a business that truly cares.
Role Overview
W Talent Manufacturing are in partnership with Arbor Forest to support them on a Brand New role for the organisation, we are seeking a dynamic Process Improvement Manager to lead and embed continuous improvement across all areas of our operations. This newly created role will be responsible for identifying, managing, and delivering business improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, capable of engaging with all levels of the organisation, from shop floor to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other best-practice methodologies to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve process capability.
- Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities in collaboration with department heads and cross-functional teams.
- Facilitate workshops (e.g., Kaizen, value stream mapping) and training sessions to build internal CI capability.
- Support compliance with industry standards and internal governance through process documentation and audit readiness.
- Manage and deliver projects from concept through to execution and handover.
- Track and report progress of improvement projects, delivering measurable benefits in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Be a visible change agent, coaching and supporting team members through change.
- Develop standard work practices and ensure alignment with operational excellence goals.
- Contribute to the strategic improvement roadmap, aligned to the business' wider operational and cultural transformation journey.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience in a manufacturing environment - Exposure to or experience in world-class manufacturing environments would be highly advantageous
- Demonstrated success leading Lean / Six Sigma projects (Green Belt expectation)
- Strong project management skills - able to prioritise, manage multiple initiatives, and see tasks through to completion (starter-finisher).
- Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, from operators to directors.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insight.
- Proficient in root cause analysis, problem-solving tools, and performance management techniques.
- Working knowledge of compliance and audit processes within manufacturing.
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
- NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or strong understanding of H&S in a manufacturing facility
What's on Offer
- A unique opportunity to shape and lead a new function within a forward-thinking business.
- Supportive and collaborative culture with a strong focus on sustainability and growth.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for further development and career progression.
*all third party applications will be forwarded to W Talent for review
Process Improvement Engineer
Blackburn, North West EVERLINKED LTD
Posted 13 days ago
Job Description
permanent
Were hiring on behalf of a fast-growing, dynamic aerospace manufacturer based in Blackburn.
Under new and ambitious leadership, this business is investing heavily in efficiency and operational excellence and now theyre looking for aProcess Improvement Engineer to help lead that charge.
Why join as aProcess Improvement Engineer?
- Backing from leadership committed to real investment
- Part.
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Process Improvement Specialist
RM18 7AN Amazon
Posted 20 days ago
Job Description
permanent
Sr. EU PE Six Sigma Black Belt (Sr. Process Improvement Specialist)
Amazon is seeking Sr. EU PE Six Sigma Black Belt (Process Improvement Specialist) to work in the EU Process Engineering (EU PE) Lean Team.
The Process Improvement Specialist III (PIS) works alongside with the FC Senior Leadership Team, while keeping high collaboration with both EU PE and other central functions. This role is respons.
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Process Improvement Engineer
Nuneaton, West Midlands Saputo Dairy UK
Posted 1 day ago
Job Description
permanent
Engineer, Process Improvement
Nuneaton
Full Time, Permanent
SDUK's brands include the Nations favourite cheese brand Cathedral City plus other well-known butter & spreads (Clover, Country Life, Vitalite, Utterly Butterly), functional ingredients and dairy free products.
A key objective for this individual is to coordinate activities and standards primarily in the production area. Designing out flaws .
Senior Process Improvement Technologist
Barton upon Humber, Yorkshire and the Humber Bakkavor Group
Posted today
Job Description
full time
Senior Process Improvement Technologist (CI/OPEX) - Bakkavor Barton Bread
We rise to challenges together
Salary: £40,000- £45,000 depending on experience plus benefits including; up to 10% annual bonus scheme, 25 Days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (with the option to purchase x5 extra days maximum).
Benefits: MyBargains Discount Platform, A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans), Free Independent Mortgage Advice
Location: Bakkavor Barton Bread, Barton-Upon-Humber, DN18 5RT
Ways of Working: Site Based
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 08:30 -17:00
Contract: Permanent
Why join us?
We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The fast-paced, high-pressure environment of our 24/7 operation keeps us agile and offers a wide range of career opportunities to explore. We encourage everyone to push their limits, work hard, and demonstrate resilience. And it's thrilling. Because by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, we'll continue to diversify, grow as individuals, and succeed together. We're proud to offer you a career with significant potential for development.
What we do.
We're the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry - supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. This particular role is at our Bakkavor Bread site based in Barton-Upon-Humber, close to the Humber Bridge. This factory specialises in making chilled speciality baguettes at high volumes and employs over 150 people. This site is located 14 miles from Hull, 16 miles from Scunthorpe and 24 miles from Grimsby.
About the role.
The successful candidate will drive site continuous improvement strategy across all operational areas and coach / support site teams in delivering the Bakkavor Operating System, and deliver successful product validations to Bakkavor/customer principles in line with business requirements.
The role of the OpEx function is to develop manufacturing capability to enable the business to deliver productivity improvements. The process function will work across all functions and the customer to produce product in line with food safety and technical standards, H&S, financial and commercial expectations.
Role Accountabilities:
- Shaping and deploying the Bakkavor Operating System into site ways of working. The Bakkavor Operating System represents standard processes, tools / techniques and behaviours that support the manufacture of products, creating value for the company and customers (to include Redzone Productivity Module).
- Shaping and deploying standard Management Control & Reporting Structure (MCRS) across balance score of card metrics into all functions and areas.
- Supporting the delivery of team-based Kaizen improvements in line with top loss data and site manufacturing strategy. Working cross functionally to ensure all departments contribute, assist, and deliver quantifiable performance improvement across the business.
- Developing and supporting delivery of annual PIP plan in line with site manufacturing strategy. Working cross functionally to ensure all departments contribute, assist, and deliver quantifiable performance improvement across the business.
- Ensure mechanisms are in place to communicate and drive employee involvement within continuous improvement projects and continually review their effectiveness and explore new options which link to & support the site engagement plans.
- Data analysis, report development, cost saving evaluation and creation of improvement narratives
- Supporting site teams to solve complex problem by facilitating structured problem-solving events
- Managing Trials - To deliver trials against the plan, in line with the business critical paths, using a problem solving approach ensuring issues are captured and communicated across multiple functions, with an awareness of the budget.
- Preparation and completion of transit tests in compliance with customer codes of practice, taking a logical approach.
- Facilitate Post Trial Evaluation: Co-ordination of samples required for evaluation, plan the trial review for QAS generation and organoleptic assessment. Ensure SOP, photo std, captured.
- Using a pragmatic approach to ensure all procedures e.g. transit trials.
- Develop a supportive function to stakeholders, with a pragmatic, problem solving approach to ensure all relevant information collected to input in business systems. Post launch review incorporating possible cost reduction opportunities, ensuring procedural compliance.
- Completion of controlled documents for trials, pre-productions and launches against the customer specification and BOM.
- To operate in a safe working manner and support the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety and environment
About You:
- 1-2 years demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment in at least one of the following disciplines: Technical; Production; Development; or graduate in related discipline.
- Experience of working closely and effectively with support functions including: Planning, Engineering, Technical, Process, SHE and HR.
- Lean manufacturing or process improvement experience, to progress to green belt level
- Experience of leading change projects
- Ability to build credible & successful working relationships at all levels within the organisation
- Is vigilant with good attention to detail and spots opportunities for improvement
- Has good organisational skills and is able to manage own time and workload with the ability to multi-task
What you'll receive.As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
- Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
- Short Term Bonus Scheme up to 10%
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays -option to buy a maximum of 5 days more
- Staff Shop
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme
- MyBargains Discount Platform
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Free Independent Mortgage Advice
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
- Discounted tutoring for children
- Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
- Private Medical Insurance
- Free Carparking
Proud to be Bakkavor.We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
Find out more and apply.
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Legal Process Improvement Analyst
IP1 Ipswich, Eastern Picture More Ltd
Posted 5 days ago
Job Description
full time
Legal Process Improvement Business Analyst
Ipswich, Colchester, Norwich or Cambridge
Hybrid Working
Permanent
55,000
Role Overview
The Legal Process Improvement Business Analyst will be responsible for improving the efficiency, quality, and delivery of legal services by redesigning and optimising workflows. This role focuses on identifying inefficiencies, leading process improvement initiatives, and implementing solutions using methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe).
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze and improve existing legal and operational processes.
- Collaborate with legal and business teams to gather insights and drive changes.
- Lead process improvement projects using Agile methods.
- Document process maps, specifications, and user guides.
- Support adoption of new tools and processes through training and change management.
- Monitor quality and performance post-implementation.
- Contribute to strategic and operational planning.
Requirements
- Proven experience in process improvement within professional or legal services.
- Strong understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile methodologies.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
- Certifications (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, ScrumMaster) preferred.
- Degree desirable but not essential with relevant experience.
- Competitive salary and bonus structure
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Private healthcare and pension scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
References available on request.
Senior Process Improvement Technologist
Barton upon Humber, Yorkshire and the Humber Bakkavor
Posted today
Job Description
Senior Process Improvement Technologist (CI/OPEX) - Bakkavor Barton Bread
We rise to challenges together
Salary:
£40,000- £45,000 depending on experience plus benefits including; up to 10% annual bonus scheme, 25 Days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (with the option to purchase x5 extra days maximum).
Benefits:
MyBargains Discount Platform, A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase sc.
Group Tax Process Improvement Lead
Posted 10 days ago
Job Description
contract
Job title: Tax Process Improvement Lead
Location: Windsor/Hybrid
Duration: until the end of the year
Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
The role:
The Process Improvement Lead will play a key role in transforming and streamlining tax-related processes across the organisation. This role is responsible for identifying inefficiencies, analysing end-to-end workflows, and driving automation and digitisation initiatives in collaboration with internal teams. By applying business analysis skills and process improvement methodologies, the Process Improvement Lead will help deliver greater efficiency, accuracy, and scalability within the tax function.
Responsibilities:
- Identify inefficiencies and opportunities for automation.
- Collaborate with finance and tech teams to implement improvements.
- Support documentation, training, and communication of new processes.
- Contribute to a broader shift toward a process-driven operating model.
- Ensure tax risk mitigation and efficiency requirements are identified, understood, tested and implemented, where possible within the agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality
- Planning and delivery of associated business change - this includes preparing good quality process documentation ("as-is" and "to-be") and creating and/or updating policy and procedure documentation
- Ensure tax systems (comprising Tax owned systems and systems owned by other areas which Tax uses) operate effectively and efficiently and continue to meet business needs
- Ensure that tax risks and controls continue to be identified, monitored and managed
- Monitor the status of tax returns and payments, ensuring emerging issues and potential delays are highlighted and action taken
Requirements:
- Experience in the process improvement - through diagnosis, design, planning, development, testing and delivery
- Experience of business/process analysis and automating/optimising existing processes
- Familiar with working in a project environment
- Ideally exposure to and a good understanding of tax systems and operations
- Understanding of risk and control methodologies and experience of risk and control governance, management and reporting
- Able to plan and multi-task, managing several activities in parallel
- Experience of working in a complex matrix organisation
Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.
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