Smurfit Westrock
Continuous Improvement Manager
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Are you an ambitious manufacturing professional looking to hit the ground running, getting stuck into making this better?
We’re looking for a safety conscious, enthusiastic Continuous Improvement Manager to join our Northampton site and help drive the next stage of our operational excellence performance.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving problems, challenging the status quo, and turning ideas into measurable results.
What you’ll do
- Lead our site Lean & Continuous Improvement strategy
- Identify and eliminate waste, losses, and inefficiencies
- Lead improvement projects that deliver real business impact
- Improve OEE, flow, capacity, and operational performance
- Use data to identify opportunities and turn insight into action
- Work alongside colleagues across the site to build CI capability
- Share best practice and help create a true zero-loss culture
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What we’re looking for
You’ll have experience in Lean and Continuous Improvement, ideally within packaging, corrugated or another fast-paced manufacturing environment.
You’ll be:
- Curious - always asking “why?”
- Energetic - comfortable being hands-on and visible on the shop floor.
- Ambitious - motivated to make a genuine difference.
- Analytical - confident using data to drive decisions.
- Collaborative - able to bring people together and take them with you.
- A problem solver - turning challenges into opportunities.
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Six Sigma, engineering, or leadership qualifications would be an advantage, but we’re interested in your capability, experience, and mindset - not just your certificates.
Ready to make an impact? If you want to be at the heart of a manufacturing operation, influence change and see the results of your work every day, we’d love to hear from you.
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