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Job Title: Continuous Improvement Manager
Internal Title: Excellence Manager
Location: Beckton
Job Length: Permanent
Working Hours: 37.5
Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:
- Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
- Private Medical options
- Life Assurance
- Company bonus scheme
- Access to 24/7 GP services
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
- Access to a range of high street discounts
Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.
With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.
Role Responsibilities:
- Lead and drive the Carlsberg Excellence programme, embedding a culture of continuous improvement across the business.
- Champion operational excellence initiatives that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance.
- Coach, train, and mentor leaders and teams on continuous improvement tools, lean methodologies, and problem solving.
- Lead focused improvement projects to eliminate waste, reduce losses, and deliver measurable business results.
- Develop and sustain performance management systems that provide clear visibility of KPIs and operational priorities.
- Facilitate workshops, Gemba activities, and improvement events that build capability and drive engagement.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business strategy into practical improvement plans and actions.
- Promote best practice sharing, benchmarking, and standardisation to improve consistency and performance.
- Support change programmes and transformation initiatives, ensuring sustainable adoption of new ways of working.
- Act as a trusted Continuous Improvement leader, driving accountability, capability development, and long-term business performance.
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Experience and Key Attributes:
- Proven experience driving continuous improvement through Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
- Strong track record of delivering sustainable operational performance improvements.
- Excellent project management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of end-to-end business processes.
- Ability to influence, engage, and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experienced in leading, coaching, and developing teams to deliver change.
- Confident facilitator and presenter, able to drive capability building across the business.
- Adaptable leadership style with a customer-focused, results-driven approach.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly in analysing and presenting data.
- Experience in a Continuous Improvement role with demonstrable achievements is highly desirable.


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This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.
Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!
1st Interview w/c 5th October:
Will be a Teams call with the Site Director.
2nd Interview w/c 12th October:
Profile assessment, Site tour and operational improvement questions.
Application Process:
We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Our commitment to diversity equity & inclusion
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. We actively seek to create a safe and inclusive environment for all of our colleagues, where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and inclusive practices are embedded in everything we do.
We are happy to support accessibility needs, to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates, so please do let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.
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