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Continuous Improvement Lead

Safran -
Cwmbran

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Continuous improvement
Continuous integration
Leadership

Full job description

Published 06.30.2026

Company : Safran Seats Job field : Continuous improvement Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

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Published 06.30.2026

Job Description

Safran Seats - Continuous Improvement Lead
Cwmbran, Wales

Continuous improvement / Quality / Lead / Project management / Six sigma

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer flexible benefits designed to support you—both in and out of work, including:

33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
Pension Scheme, leading salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%
Private Medical Cover (upgrade to cover family members)
Salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work
4 x Life Assurance
Interactive benefits platform (tech, retail benefits & income protection)
Enhanced family friendly policies & employee assistance programme
Annual share-save schemes

-Career advancement - Safran University and internal Training and Development Schools

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

At Safran, excellence is a journey – a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision

Your Role
As Continuous Improvement Lead, you'll be responsible for leading and coaching the organisation in driving an effective improvement journey. You'll actively lead teams and engage business leaders to analyse performance, determine processes and tools, and drive the projects and governance to implement tangible improvements.

You'll become a change agent with the courage to champion improvement within the business with the ability to motivate others to achieve results.

Key responsibilities:
Continuous Improvement (CI):

Lead project teams to deliver business improvements through the deployment of tool
Work with business leaders to undertake continual analysis of our operations, to expose opportunities for change & improvement
Drive continuous improvement within the business and identify opportunities for improvement including deployment of Balanced scorecard, One Safran, Customer Improvement projects, Lean Journey & QRQC
Analyse and monitor financial and customer benefits throughout the life of improvement projects

Problem Solving Capability:

Work with the Director of CI to determine the tools required & scope of CI Training across the business
Create, organise and deliver training to the targeted scope
Coach Project Sponsors and Leaders to enable the delivery of successful project implementation

Drive Plant / Business Unit Improvement Workstreams:

Lead teams in analysing data and determining the key activities that will reduce the defects or increase flow
Use of Value-Stream Mapping to determine production bottle necks and leading the team to address the issues found
Communicate the progress to both internal and external customers and influence the leadership team to ensure support to drive workstreams to closure
Accountable for governance of improvement projects and activities

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

As Continuous Improvement Lead, you'll bring a wide range knowledge and experience of problem solving, including:

Six-sigma methodologies
lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools
A Black Belt qualification is essential with proven leadership in driving improvement projects across a business
Able to act as a change agent with the courage to champion improvement within the business with the ability to motivate others to achieve results.
Demonstrable CI project delivery experience within a production/manufacturing environment

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We also know that some candidates may be put off ing for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.

Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Here, we craft excellence together.

If you're ready to take your career to new heights and be part of a company that's crafting the future of flight, today.

Why Safran?

A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.
Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.
Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.
A culture of excellence: Join a team that values collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. Whatever your background, together we aim for excellence.

Get involved:

We also have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

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manufacturing team leader jobs in frenchay, gls

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Lead Procurement Specialist

Quality Engineer Lead

Quality Assurance Lead

Business Line Lead (General Manager) - Sensing & Communications

Technical Training Lead

Quality Management Lead

Special Processes Quality Assurance Lead

MRO Systems Support Lead

SPS QA/QC Lead

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Quality Systems Lead

Machine Shop Shift Lead

VTPS Lead (CI Engineer)

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