Job Description This role is based in Rolls Royce site in Washington United Kingdom An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lean Leader/ Continuous Improvement Manager to join the team in Washington. We’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Leadership & Influence - Leadership, drive and self-starter, and agility in contributing to the business vision and in the delivery of End to End (E2E) process level step-change value added projects. - Act as Subject Matter Expert in Lean tools and techniques at the business level. - Drive change management by influencing and coaching leadership, management, and teams across critical processes and specialty functions on Lean improvement. Business Acumen - Have strong business acumen. Fully competent in using the Hoshin Kanri to identify improvement projects at the business level. Lean Behaviours - Drive the business journey to be a Lean Enterprise, by actively demonstrating the lean leadership actions (behaviours), and by being a champion of the key behavioural changes to underpin the lean organisation of the future. Key Accountabilities Delivery - Lead Business Improvement Transformation and lighthouse projects that will deliver the performance/User Experience improvements using the most appropriate lean, agile and problem-solving tools and techniques. Production System - Drive and sustain the maturity of the relevant production system across the business against minimum standard criteria. Coaching & Capability Development - Coach the organisation and business leaders in lean six sigma and develop lean capability across the business. - Develop and manage improvement capability in the business, identifying appropriate training as necessary. - Deliver Lean training to upskill Lean capability at all levels across the business. - Act as a focal point for the understand and sharing of best knowledge and practice across the business. Key Skills and Experience - Important track record in lean technical leadership in Business Improvement and/or Quality organisations. - Proven track record in the delivery of important lean improvements. - Able to operate in a multinational and multicultural environment. Accreditations - Lean Expert or equivalent certification. Assessment centre held on 10th October 2025 Job Category Business Improvement Posting Date 09 Sept 2025; 00:09 Posting End Date 18 Sept 2025