Contact Paul McCay | 028 7032 6600 | [email protected]
Continuous Improvement Manager (Manufacturing) - North Antrim Coast Area - Permanent
Are you passionate about driving operational excellence and leading meaningful change? Riada is working in partnership with a global manufacturing leader to recruit a Continuous Improvement Manager (Total Productive Management). Joining a high-performing operations team, you'll play a pivotal role in embedding lean principles, optimising performance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the business.
Key Details:
- £Market leading salary & benefits package
- Monday - Friday
- Company pension scheme
- Private Healthcare
The Opportunity
The Continuous Improvement Manager will champion TPM across a complex, fast‑moving production environment. You will lead transformational projects that enhance efficiency, quality, safety, and cost effectiveness while supporting the development of high‑performing teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on driving change, influencing cross‑functional teams, and embedding a culture where continuous improvement is the norm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead TPM deployment across the site, ensuring best‑practice adoption and benchmarking
- Drive lean improvement initiatives that enhance operational performance
- Act as the primary contact for TPM consultants and external partners
- Support annual budget development and year‑on‑year improvement planning
- Provide visible leadership within a unionised environment to embed a flexible, customer‑driven culture
- Ensure a safe and engaging workplace through strong housekeeping, 5S, and zero‑harm principles
- Conduct and participate in TPM audits
- Lead data collection, analysis, and reporting for performance reviews
- Serve as SAP super user and support systems optimisation
The successful candidate will:
- Provide clear, authentic leadership and build strong relationships across the site
- Coach and develop teams to maximise capability and performance
- Champion new ways of working and embed continuous improvement behaviours
- Remove complexity and barriers to enable effective problem‑solving
- Demonstrate integrity, openness, and a genuine interest in people
Criteria:
- Third‑level qualification in Lean Manufacturing
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a lean six sigma or fast‑moving manufacturing environment
- Proven track record in continuous improvement, cultural change, and team‑based project leadership
- Strong financial acumen and communication skills
- Experience with SAP or similar systems
- Ability to work independently while building effective relationships
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email P[email protected] or call Paul on 028 7032 6600 to find out more.
Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.