Are you passionate about making processes better, faster, safer and smarter?
At Whitworths, we’re on a mission to deliver healthy food choices for every lifestyle — and that starts with operational excellence.
We’re looking for a Continuous Improvement Specialist who thrives on turning insight into action. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll lead improvement projects across safety, quality, productivity, cost and people performance — driving measurable results on the factory floor.
As our CI Specialist, you will be responsible for driving improvement projects across your designated production area. You’ll work closely with frontline teams and leaders to embed a culture of continuous improvement, using data, root cause analysis and practical CI tools to unlock performance. From reducing waste and improving OEE to supporting NPD launches and audit readiness, you’ll play a key role in strengthening how we operate.
This role plays a key part in improving:
We’re looking for someone with solid manufacturing experience (minimum 3 years), proven CI implementation experience to deliver CI initiatives that drive measurable improvements and develop and execute action plans based on performance analysis (waste, speed, productivity, cost), and the confidence to coach and influence others. You’ll be leading Gemba and waste meetings, auditing processes including SIC and Tier reviews. You'll be commercially aware, solutions-focused, and motivated by delivering Right First Time, every time.
In return, you’ll gain real ownership, visibility and progression opportunities — with pathways into CI leadership, Quality or Operations Management.
If you’re ready to challenge the status quo and help us raise the bar — we’d love to hear from you!