Alexander Steele Recruitment
Operational Excellence Lead
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
SITE EXCELLENCE LEAD | FOOD MANUFACTURING | WILTSHIRE
Up to £75,000 + benefits
If you're a Continuous Improvement / Lean professional who wants to move beyond running individual projects and genuinely change how a manufacturing site operates, this could be an excellent opportunity.
I'm recruiting for a Site Excellence Lead for an established Food Manufacturing business in Wiltshire.
This is a highly visible, site-based role working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for driving the site's Excellence and Continuous Improvement agenda.
What will you be doing?
You'll be at the heart of the site's improvement strategy, helping to build a genuine continuous improvement culture and turning operational opportunities into measurable results.
You'll:
- Lead the deployment of the site's Excellence strategy and CI framework
- Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to drive cultural and behavioural change
- Identify opportunities to improve Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, People & Sustainability
- Lead Lean/CI workshops, improvement projects and structured problem-solving
- Coach and develop leaders and teams in Lean and CI methodology
- Drive improvements across labour, materials, waste and overheads
- Use data and performance information to identify opportunities and measure results
- Challenge existing ways of working and uncover hidden waste
- Influence across the site without relying on direct line authority
- Ensure improvements are embedded and sustained, rather than simply delivered as one-off projects
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
What are they looking for?
You'll ideally have:
- Experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean or Process Improvement
- A proven track record of delivering sustainable operational change
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills
- The confidence to work with Senior Leadership Teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Experience within a manufacturing environment
- A genuine passion for challenging the status quo and improving performance
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
CI / Lean qualifications such as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt would be advantageous, as would experience with structured CI methodologies.
This role could suit someone currently working as:
- Operational Excellence Manager
- Continuous Improvement Manager
- CI Lead
- Lean Manager
- Manufacturing Excellence Manager
- Operational Performance Manager
- Process Improvement Manager
- Operations Manager
- Factory Manager
- Manufacturing Manager
Someone who is ready for a role where they can have real influence at site leadership level.
📍 THE DETAILS
- Salary: Up to £75,000 + benefits
- Location: Wiltshire
- Sector: Food Manufacturing
- Role: Site Excellence Lead
If you're a hands-on CI professional who enjoys getting into the detail, challenging the status quo and taking people with you, I'd be keen to speak with you.
Interested? Call Giuseppe Leo directly on 07857 348079 or email him at Giuseppe.Leo@alexandersteele.com to arrange a confidential conversation.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London