Operational Excellence Lead- Cubis Systems in Lincolnshire

About Cubis Systems Cubis Systems is a global leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of network access products for the infrastructure, utility and construction markets. Headquartered in Northern Ireland, Cubis is part of the €27 billion CRH Group and operates from multiple sites across the UK and Ireland, exporting to over 30 countries worldwide. Country: United Kingdom Job Type: Full Time Workplace Type: Onsite Seniority Level: Associate Operational Excellence Lead – Lurgan/Tallington Join Our Team at Cubis Systems – Exciting Opportunities Await At Infrastructure Products Europe, we’re innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators with a shared mission: creating manufacturing solutions that simplify complex infrastructure challenges. We deliver innovative, sustainable products to clients around the world. Our culture puts people at the centre of everything we do. Your ideas will be valued, your development supported, and your contributions will genuinely make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse and ambitious team that champions creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. What We Offer Competitive salary Company pension contribution A range of healthcare options Competitive holidays, including Christmas shutdown Employee Committees for Health where wastes are identified that cannot be resolved via Opex project delivery the opportunities must be fed into the capex pipeline so that the wastes do not remain hidden in the business. What Our New ‘Operational Excellence Lead’ Will Be Doing Design, implement, and maintain a structured CI framework focused on manufacturing operations. The framework must scale from individual continuous improvements to larger scale cross-functional project delivery, resulting in a mixture of a high-volume task orientated improvements combined with low volume project orientated improvements. Develop methods to improve CI by issuing annual guidance from key departments in terms of Quality strategies, HR bottlenecks, Commercial forecasting, VOC and site feedback to ensure CI work enables the business to succeed. Build standard methods for identifying waste using triggers such as variance reports, scrap hotspots, customer complaints, downtime data, OOE/OEE and any other KPI’s that can highlight waste in the business. Develop and maintain a pipeline of improvement opportunities aligned to business priorities and ensure that key personnel across all departments have active CI projects. Establish visual management and performance dashboards to support daily/weekly operational reviews. Integrate closely with the process/manufacturing engineers to analyse operational data to identify trends, recurring losses, and systemic issues. Develop standardised training materials such as 5 Why, 5M1E/Ishikawa, DMAIC, PDCA, VSM’s and A3 style project updates. Partner with production, engineering, and quality teams to validate root causes and define corrective actions. Enhance and maintain the systems used to deliver OPEX projects, ensuring consistency, traceability, and governance. Track project progress, savings, and non‑financial benefits using standardised templates and digital tools. Creation of training sessions for engineering and site managers to filter into their departments, coaching teams to build and maintain momentum on OPEX project delivery. Facilitate cross‑site sharing of best practices and lessons learned. Support the site management to develop levels of standard work, SOPs, and visual controls. Report improvement results to leadership, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities. Maintain accurate records of savings, cost avoidance, and operational impact. The experience our new ‘Operational Excellence Lead’ will have includes Proven experience in in manufacturing