Continuous Improvement Manager - Food Manufacturing Location: East Yorkshire Salary: £55,000 Reporting to: Site Director We’re working with a well-established food manufacturing business in East Yorkshire to recruit an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager. This is a pivotal site-based role, reporting directly into the Site Director, with the opportunity to make a real impact on performance, culture, and operational excellence. The Role As Continuous Improvement Manager, you will lead and deliver the site’s CI strategy, embedding lean manufacturing principles and driving a culture of continuous improvement across all functions. Working closely with the senior leadership team, you’ll identify improvement opportunities, lead projects, and coach teams to deliver sustainable change. Key Responsibilities * Develop and deploy the site Continuous Improvement roadmap aligned to business objectives * Lead lean initiatives including waste reduction, process optimisation, and efficiency improvement * Facilitate CI tools and methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, problem-solving) * Coach and train teams at all levels to embed CI capability and mindset * Track, measure, and report CI performance and benefits * Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver cross-functional improvements * Support cultural change and employee engagement across the site About You * Proven experience in a Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence role within food manufacturing * Strong working knowledge of Lean and CI methodologies * Confident engaging with senior stakeholders and shopfloor teams alike * Data-driven, structured, and results-focused * Hands-on approach with the ability to influence and challenge constructively What’s On Offer * £55,000 salary * A high-visibility role reporting into the Site Director * Opportunity to shape and own the CI agenda at site level