VES Leader - Operations

Linx Printing Technologies; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Linx Printing Technologies, a Veralto company, is seeking a VES Leader – Operations in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. You will drive lean capability across manufacturing and operations, partnering with senior leaders to translate priorities into practical improvements on the shop floor.

You will coach teams in problem solving, visual management and 5S, building ownership and sustaining gains within 12–18 months, with opportunities to influence global practices within the Veralto network.

Qualifications

• Hands-on lean or continuous improvement expertise in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to identify performance gaps and connect improvements to business priorities.
• Experience coaching manufacturing teams in a Gemba-based approach.
• Ability to use operational data to identify trends and influence decisions.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across functions and leaders.
• Willingness to work from St Ives, Cambridgeshire and travel internationally occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily implementation of lean and continuous improvement across Linx operations.
• Develop practical improvement roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Drive targeted, sustainable improvements in productivity and daily performance.
• Coach teams on structured problem solving and root cause analysis.
• Facilitate Kaizen events with chartering and sustainment activities.
• Build continuous improvement capability through coaching and training.

Skills

Lean/CI

Gap analysis

Gemba coaching

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Lean Practitioner/Green Belt

Tools

DBS/HOS knowledge

Kaizen methods

Value stream mapping

Job description

• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.
• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

Imagine yourself…

• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.
• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

It’s possible with a role at Linx Printing Technologies (www.linxglobal.com).

Linx, a Veralto company, is a leading global provider of coding and marking solutions for date and batch coding of products and packaging across manufacturing industries. As part of the Linx team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll work with products that make an everyday impact on the food, medicine, and essentials we all rely on, and you’ll have the opportunity to make your mark while building your career within Linx and the wider Veralto network.

About The Role

We're seeking a VES Leader – Operations to drive lean operational excellence across Linx's manufacturing and operations functions in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. VES, the Veralto Enterprise System, is Veralto’s lean operating system, used to build capability, improve performance and sustain continuous improvement.

In this role, you'll partner with the Manufacturing Director and Production Managers to strengthen lean capability across operations, align improvement activity with key business priorities and foster a hands‑on, shop‑floor culture of continuous improvement. This is a highly visible opportunity, with significant senior leader exposure, to make a direct and lasting impact on how a globally recognised coding and marking business operates.

Linx is a dynamic, entrepreneurial company with all key business functions under one roof, enabling fast cross‑functional engagement and the ability to drive change with pace and impact. You'll work closely with leaders across operations, engineering, supply chain and quality to turn business priorities into practical, measurable improvements on the shop floor.

Success in this role means operations teams confidently applying lean fundamentals, including Problem Solving, visual management, Standard Work, transactional process improvement and 5S, with visible improvements in productivity, daily performance, kaizen sustainment and team ownership within 12–18 months.

What You'll Do

• Lead the daily implementation of lean and continuous improvement practices across Linx operations, partnering with manufacturing leaders to focus on the critical few priorities that close performance gaps and strengthen operational performance.
• Develop practical improvement roadmaps that connect current‑state performance to business priorities, with structured action plans that close gaps and sustain improvement over time.
• Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in key operational measures, including productivity, daily performance, kaizen sustainment and team ownership.
• Coach structured Problem Solving against key performance misses, helping teams identify root causes, select the right lean tools and own countermeasures with clear action plans and metrics.
• Facilitate Kaizen events, including charter creation, pre‑work, execution and sustainment, while maintaining a high‑quality improvement funnel across operations.
• Build continuous improvement capability across operations by coaching and training teams and associates at all levels, using a Gemba‑based, hands‑on approach that builds ownership.
• Support the broader improvement plan by assessing current state across departments, building awareness and engagement, and mentoring associates progressing through Veralto’s continuous improvement certification pathway.
• Collaborate with continuous improvement and operations leaders across Linx, Veralto and other operating companies to share best practices, build credibility with senior leaders, translate operational data into clear business priorities and influence decisions without direct authority.

What We're Looking For

• Hands‑on lean or continuous improvement expertise in a manufacturing environment, with practical experience using tools such as Problem Solving, visual management, Standard Work, transactional process improvement and 5S.
• Proven ability to identify performance gaps, connect improvement activity to business priorities, define root causes and execute sustainable countermeasures.
• Experience coaching and training manufacturing teams through a Gemba‑based, hands‑on approach, building continuous improvement capability and ownership.
• Ability to use operational data to identify trends, prioritise opportunities and influence decisions.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust across functions, senior leaders and peers in a matrixed environment.
• Able to work from St Ives, Cambridgeshire on a regular basis, with willingness to travel internationally on an infrequent basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal Lean or Six Sigma qualification, such as Lean Practitioner, Green Belt or equivalent; progression through Veralto’s continuous improvement certification pathway is strongly valued.
• Experience operating within a global manufacturing or industrial organisation with exposure to an enterprise continuous improvement system, such as DBS, HOS or equivalent, including use of Kaizen, value stream mapping, benchmarking or digital lean tools to sustain improvement.

Meet Your Manager

Meet your manager: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbrowne84

Our Culture

At Linx, our culture is built on ownership, continuous improvement and respect. We value people who are curious, collaborative and motivated to make a meaningful impact, not only through what they deliver, but how they work with others.

As part of Veralto, you’ll join a global organisation that supports learning, development and career growth, while working in an environment where people are encouraged to contribute ideas, challenge constructively and help build better ways of working.

A Great Place to Work

Linx is proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work. This recognition reflects the culture we continue to build together, one where people feel valued, supported and empowered to do their best work.

Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome different perspectives, backgrounds and experiences, and believe they help us make better decisions and build stronger teams.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape operational excellence, build capability and create lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

At Veralto, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

Unsolicited Assistance

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral.