Continuous Improvement Analyst

About the role

Pay and hours

• Expected salary is £43,100–£64,700, dependent on experience.
• Work between 22:00 and 06:00 attracts a £4.75-per-hour night premium, in addition to contractual pay.

Contract and hours

• The position is permanent and is stated as 38.75 hours per week.

Location

• The role is based at the Herbert Parkinson office in Darwen, near Manchester.

Key responsibilities

• Promote health and safety and maintain housekeeping standards; report accidents, near misses, and improvement opportunities.
• Identify waste and deliver business re-engineering and improvement initiatives.
• Support product concept development, process efficiency, and true cost-to-make analysis.
• Analyse and inform end-to-end solutions; engage stakeholders to establish process ownership and deliver priorities to time and budget.
• Report measures and outcomes, support learning in continuous-improvement tools, and maintain a personal development plan.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience in a manufacturing or operational environment.
• Demonstrable process-improvement experience using a recognised methodology, including the listed examples Six Sigma, DMAIC, or Lean.
• Green Belt accredited.
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the ability to influence at multiple levels.
• Able to plan and prioritise work across multiple projects.

Desirable experience

• Previous experience in the textile industry is desirable.