Senior Lean & Continuous Improvement Lead

Polypipe Building Services; Ditton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension up to 8% matched

Life assurance

Sharesave

Cycle to work

Free flu vouchers

Occupational health on-site

Staff discount

On-site parking

Job summary

Polypipe Building Services is seeking a Senior Lean Practitioner to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing, warehousing and support functions, delivering sustainable waste reduction and performance gains through lean methods.

You will lead Kaizen events, coach teams, embed the Genuit Business System at the site, and mentor colleagues while partnering with operations to sustain benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Lean or continuous improvement projects.
• Strong knowledge of Lean principles, tools and problem-solving methodologies; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• Experience facilitating Kaizen events and managing stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring or developing others; strong learning focus.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical skills with data interpretation and identifying improvements.
• Experience delivering training in Lean tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and deliver continuous improvement across manufacturing, warehousing, and support functions to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Plan, facilitate, and lead Kaizen workshops and improvement events.
• Support root-cause analysis and structured problem solving to boost performance.
• Assist with rollout and development of the Genuit Business System across site.
• Monitor and report benefits of CI activities and ensure sustainability.
• Coach colleagues on lean principles to build capability across the workforce.

Skills

Lean principles

Problem-solving

Kaizen events

Stakeholder management

Coaching/mentoring

Communication

Data interpretation

Lean training delivery

Education

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Job description

Polypipe Building Services is seeking a Senior Lean Practitioner to drive continuous improvement across manufacturing, warehousing and support functions, delivering sustainable waste reduction and performance gains through lean methods.

You will lead Kaizen events, coach teams, embed the Genuit Business System at the site, and mentor colleagues while partnering with operations to sustain benefits.