Continuous Improvement Leader - London / Africa - Interviews Apr 2026

Our client has established themselves as a highly diverse manufacturing, production and mining group with interests across many parts of the world, including Africa. We require a Continuous Improvement Leader to focus on their operations across Africa, managing around 10-12 projects at any one time remotely from London HQ and in the field across their sites in Africa (often for one or two weeks at a time).

• Diverse Manufacturing Group, HQ in London (City) with significant global and African interests
• Remit to drive Continuous Improvement Projects in Africa
• Most organisations at start of lean journey; hands on with coaching focus position
• Reporting to Board Member
• Significant support and sponsorship for sustainable long term Lean / Continuous Improvement Programme
• Newly created appointment, high client commitment to recruitment process
• Essential requirements: Led significant Lean / CI projects across emerging counties, a willingness to travel and background in manufacturing, mining or heavy industrial

• Identify and manage lean / continuous improvement projects across African sites.
• Support and coach colleagues at all levels.
• Facilitate workshops for site teams.
• Manage projects concurrently.

• Progressed career in large/best practice organisations in manufacturing, mining, or heavy industrial sectors.
• Extremely strong lean skills / toolbox.
• Six sigma certification advantageous but not essential.
• Experience working across multiple countries and cultures, including emerging countries and Africa.
• Willingness to travel.
• Background in manufacturing, mining or heavy industrial.
• Reporting to Board Member.