Are you a hands-on Continuous Improvement Coordinator with a manufacturing background and excellent people skills? Do you know your way around a report and pride yourself on interpreting data to find solutions that improve yield? If the answer is yes, DS Smith is hiring! About the Role Reporting to the Operations Excellence Manager, you will play a key role in driving continuous improvement across our manufacturing processes. Your mission will be to identify and eliminate process waste, improve yield, and optimise raw material usage (paper, starch, water). Key Responsibilities: (included but not limited) Accurately measuring waste at a granular level to enable data-driven improvement programs. Providing technical leadership to reduce controllable waste and raw material consumption. Producing and presenting weekly and monthly waste reports to the leadership team. Delivering training and implementing new operating procedures across the site. Analysing performance data to identify opportunities for improvement while maintaining high Health & Safety standards. Ensuring the site has a robust, team-based, and data-driven waste reduction program, sharing best practices to drive results and capability development. About You Minimum Requirements: We’re looking for someone with: Continuous Improvement experience in a manufacturing environment. A proven track record in hands-on problem solving and yield improvement. Strong IT literacy, highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Ability to challenge current processes and propose realistic solutions. Excellent communication, negotiation, and people skills. Six Sigma certification (preferred). Good understanding of Manufacturing Health & Safety regulations. Able to work to the required shift pattern. Benefits Additional benefits include: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays Pension scheme Life assurance Income protection Employee assistance program Cycle to work scheme Shopping discounts Subsidised staff canteen On site parking Location : Launceston Working Pattern: Monday –Thursday – 06:00 – 14:00 / Friday – 06:00 - 11:00 (Some flexibility may be required according to business needs) About us We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.