Continuous Improvement Coordinator
Permanent
Full time: 35 hours per week
Salary: £30,000-£35,000 DOE + benefits package
Home based in England, Scotland or Wales with occasional travel
Are you ready to play your part in helping UK engineers to change the world? If you are looking for a role where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role
The Continuous Improvement Coordinator is responsible for supporting the implementation and maintenance of continuous improvement initiatives within the organisation. This role aims to enhance operational efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall performance through the application of lean methodologies and other improvement frameworks. The Continuous Improvement Coordinator works closely with various departments to ensure that improvement projects align with the organisation's strategic goals and customer needs.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you’ll help drive the development and execution of a Continuous Improvement (CI) framework, working closely with senior CI staff to align customer journeys and value chains with company goals. You’ll support the planning, execution, and monitoring of CI initiatives to ensure measurable results. Your work will include facilitating lean methodologies and delivering training programs to enhance the team’s CI skills and capabilities.
You’ll focus on data analysis to uncover trends, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities, empowering people to make improvements in their workflows. You’ll create clear reports and dashboards to track KPIs, ensure quality compliance, and help realise broader benefits across the organisation.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll ensure CI initiatives align with company goals and customer needs. Strong stakeholder management will be key as you build relationships, manage risks, and communicate progress through tailored training and engaging storytelling. You’ll also support the development of SOPs, implement corrective actions, and champion innovative solutions to drive continuous improvement.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for someone with a strong background in delivering continuous improvement initiatives. You should have a solid understanding of lean principles, and CI tools, along with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively. You will bring strategic thinking to align activities with organisational goals and have experience in financial controls, benefit tracking, and budget management. Additionally, you'll work with stakeholders to ensure KPIs are captured and reported, and have proficiency in using technology like Microsoft Project and Excel for monitoring progress. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent communication and organisational abilities, are key to success in this role.
Other skills which would be desirable however not needed to apply for the role
Any experience of working with - or for - an Award Organisation (or End Point Assessment organisation) would be desirable, as would holding - or a willingness to work towards - a qualification relating to continuous improvement principles at a professional level. We would welcome applicants who have experience using Power BI, however, training can be provided.
Working for EAL/Enginuity Group
We offer a supportive work environment and a comprehensive benefits package. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive place to work for all our colleagues and we want everyone to feel valued and that they can be themselves at work.
Many of our team work flexibly, and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you, please let us know if you are shortlisted for interview so we can discuss this with you.
We welcome discussions regarding reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.
Remote/home based working at Enginuity
Your working hours will be 35 per week, working +am until 5pm with a 1 hour lunch.
As a home-based employee you will fulfil your job responsibilities from home. Interactions with work and colleagues will be from a virtual environment. Depending on your role you will be required to either have some occasional travel or UK national travel. This travel will be required to allow you to fulfil different parts of your role and to meet colleagues on a quarterly basis. Other meetings that might require you to travel are events such as all colleague away days, training, and project work. Please review the advert to gain this insight to how much travel is expected. Also, ask at interview stage to confirm the frequency of travel and distance.
The company will provide you with the IT equipment required to carry out your role but it is a requirement that you provide all the necessary facilities for working from home; including broadband, home office, desk and chair.
Our benefits include:
• Competitive externally benchmarked salaries
• A defined contribution pension (4.5% employer/employee contribution).
• 25 days paid holiday (increasing after 1 years’ service to 26 days and 2 years to 27 days), plus bank holidays.
• 3 additional paid days for company shutdown over Christmas and New Year
• A holiday buy scheme - option to buy up 5 days extra days holiday per year
• Life assurance of 2x your salary
• A Healthcare Cash Plan so you can claim back the costs of everyday health care such as dental, optical and physiotherapy. Plus, a virtual 24 hour GP service.
• Paid membership of a Professional Body to support your continuous development.
• An Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential advice and support
• Wellbeing programmes, access to a free wellbeing website and wellbeing app
• Paid time off to volunteer in your local community or to support wider charitable causes
• A comprehensive discounts and benefits scheme, with discounts at many high street and online retailers
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependant leave
• Access to training and development opportunities
About Us
The Enginuity Group exists to find new ways to close skills gaps in UK engineering and manufacturing in order to create a more productive sector at the forefront of designing, making and maintaining the solutions to society’s greatest challenges. Enginuity is a charity that has created a ‘common language’ for engineering and manufacturing occupation and skills data, to help employers have the right skills at the right time to adapt faster to change.
We use this unique approach to sector data, alongside our deep understanding of the skills needs of UK engineering and manufacturing businesses, to:
• support engineering and manufacturing employers in discovering new sources of skills;
• provide insights and recommendations on the skills that are increasingly in demand so businesses, sectors and government can plan ahead;
• and alongside EAL, the Enginuity Group's specialist Awarding Organisation, End Point Assessment Organisation and skills partner for industry, connect organisations to ensure technical education is fit for purpose and keeps pace with changing industry needs, new technologies and the net-zero transition.
Further Information
If you have any questions, a request for further information, or would like to request this information in an alternative format, our Recruitment Team will be happy to help. Email us at recruitment@enginuity.org.
We’re unable support UK relocation or to sponsor a visa for this role.
Depending on the volume of applications, the closing date for this position may be extended or brought forward.