- The Team Lead (Continuous Improvement) role is a key leadership position within Operations, responsible for driving Operational Excellence through Lean Manufacturing, data-driven decision making and structured problem solving.
- The role is accountable for identifying, leading and sustaining improvements that enhance safety, quality, throughput, equipment performance and employee engagement
- Success in this role requires strong collaboration across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance and Planning functions to identify opportunities, eliminate losses and deliver sustainable improvements through Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement methodologies
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Drive and embed the ‘Safety First’ culture across the Department
- Develop people capability in Continuous Improvement through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing
- Analyse operational performance data, conduct loss analysis and identify improvement opportunities using Power BI, Databricks and other business systems
- Lead Continuous Improvement projects using Lean Manufacturing, structured problem solving and data-driven decision making to improve safety, quality, throughput, process capability and equipment performance
- Facilitate Practical Problem Solving (PPS) activities, ensuring root causes, corrective actions and effectiveness checks are defined and sustained
- Own the development and governance of Standard Work to ensure improvements are effectively embedded and sustained
- Work collaboratively with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Planning teams to deliver sustainable performance improvements
- Engage and influence employees at all levels to identify, implement and sustain continuous improvement opportunities
- Strong leadership, communication and influencing skills
- Demonstrated experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence methodologies in a manufacturing environment
- Experience implementing and sustaining Standard Work, Visual Management and structured problem-solving practices
- Strong analytical capability with experience using operational data to identify losses and drive sustainable improvements
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional improvement initiatives across Operations, Engineering, Quality and Maintenance teams
- Relevant manufacturing experience with a recognised Continuous Improvement qualification; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent) is highly desirable