Lean CI Lead — Warehousing & Cold-Chain Excellence

Lineage Logistics; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Retail discounts (Boost Scheme)

Paid volunteer time

Employee assistance programme

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Job summary

Lineage Logistics in Christchurch is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Lead to champion our Lean program and drive operational excellence across NZ facilities. You will lead the Christchurch pilot lean initiative, mentor leaders and teams, and build scalable CI processes using Lineage's global toolkit.

The role requires extensive Lean experience in logistics or manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence from floor to boardroom.

Qualifications

• Extensive Lean experience in logistics, warehousing or manufacturing.
• Proven success leading medium-large CI projects and cultural transformation.
• Strong analytical capability and commercial awareness.
• Ability to influence, coach and challenge from floor to boardroom.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Christchurch pilot Lean program and guide the journey to accreditation.
• Build a standardised, scalable CI approach across Christchurch sites using Lineage'sLean toolkit.
• Facilitate Kaizens, value‑stream mapping and CI roadmaps to deliver measurable improvement.
• Mentor leaders and teams to develop Lean capability and mindset.
• Use data, insight and structured problem‑solving to shape smarter, safer and more efficient operations.
• Be a visible champion of safety, quality and compliance.

Skills

Lean experience

CI project leadership

Analytical capability

Influence & coaching

Continuous improvement mindset

Operations/Logistics degree

NZ travel

Education

Degree in Operations, Logistics, Lean Manufacturing or similar

Job description

Lineage Logistics in Christchurch is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Lead to champion our Lean program and drive operational excellence across NZ facilities. You will lead the Christchurch pilot lean initiative, mentor leaders and teams, and build scalable CI processes using Lineage's global toolkit.

The role requires extensive Lean experience in logistics or manufacturing, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence from floor to boardroom.