Continuous Improvement / Innovation Manager

Location: Rosyth, Fife

Compensation: £54,394- £63,682

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Continuous Improvement / Innovation Manager at our Rosyth Dockyard, Fife site.

The role:

As a Continuous Improvement / Innovation Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will join our Advanced Manufacturing Team, Improvement & Capability to work on large scale, high integrity complex projects within the defence and commercial markets. Day-to-day, you’ll manage and influence the improved performance of advanced manufacturing through the use of Lean sigma and operational excellence toolsets. Governing, leading, facilitating and managing all business improvement activities with the longer term goal of embedding an improvement culture.

Responsibilities include:

• Leadership: Provide leadership and strategic direction to deliver transformation.
• Lean Improvement Programme: Deliver lean improvement programme and network of champions and train the trainers to accelerate learning and implementation.
• Six Sigma Development: Define and deliver the appropriate capacity and capability to deliver six sigma capability.
• Reporting: Own the automation and simplification of reporting through the use of digital tools and AI.
• Continual Improvement: Continually looking for process improvement, including streamlining processes, and utilising the latest software solutions on projects.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth Dockyard, Fife. Hybrid working options are available.

Essential Experience:

• Time served relevant experience in management roles including managing change programmes.
• Proven track record in delivering business improvement through personal leadership and vision.

Qualifications:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world for over a century. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 10/07/2025