Overview
Safety & Continuous Improvement Manager – Location: Aylesford • Contract: Permanent • Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
An exciting opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business in a newly created role. This position strengthens Health & Safety leadership while driving continuous improvement and lean practices across the organisation.
Responsibilities
Health & Safety
- Take ownership of the Health & Safety function across the business
- Manage risk assessments, incident reporting, and investigations
- Ensure actions are clearly communicated and effectively closed out
- Support internal and external audits alongside the compliance function
- Drive consistency, visibility, and engagement in H&S practices across all departments
Continuous Improvement & Lean
- Lead and embed continuous improvement and lean initiatives across the organisation
- Support supervisors and teams in implementing improvements without disrupting operations
- Identify inefficiencies and drive waste reduction, efficiency, and improved workflow
- Facilitate lean activities including process mapping, standardisation, and 3S/5S initiatives
- Create structure and ownership around improvement ideas and projects
Training & Development
- Deliver training on lean tools and continuous improvement methodologies
- Coach teams to adopt and sustain lean practices and standard ways of working
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and development
Operational Support
- Conduct regular shop floor reviews and process confirmations
- Ensure adherence to SOPs and highlight any variances
- Work collaboratively with department managers to resolve issues and improve processes
About You
- Proven experience in Health & Safety within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment
- Practical experience applying continuous improvement or lean principles
- NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) is desirable
- Lean or Six Sigma exposure (Green/Yellow Belt advantageous)
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Comfortable influencing and driving change without direct authority
- Proactive, hands-on approach with strong problem-solving ability
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary with flexibility for the right candidate
- Company-wide bonus scheme
- Pension and private healthcare
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Supportive, team-focused working environment
- Opportunity to shape a newly created role and make a real impact
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to combine safety leadership with continuous improvement in a role where they can genuinely influence change and drive operational performance.
Note: This description reflects the role and duties as described. The following content is intended for applicants to understand general information about the company and its recruitment policies and is not a job specification: the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in line with the Equality Act 2010. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. New Appointments Group acts as an Employment Agency for permanent roles and as an Employment Business for temporary roles.
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