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Continuous Improvement Specialist

Yokogawa


Job Location:

Runcorn - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 22 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Continuous Improvement Specialist UK

Growth & Career Opportunities

Yokogawa is a global leader in industrial automation and this new position offers a unique platform to shape the QHSE landscape within our UK head office. You will have access to international knowledge-sharing networks and professional development programs.

Team & Culture

You will join the QHSE department a team defined by precision integrity and a shared commitment to excellence. It is a space where your voice is heard and your contribution is deeply valued.

Who You Are

With a keen eye for detail and a resilient mindset you thrive in environments that require both technical knowledge and interpersonal skills. You are someone who stays calm under pressure and possesses the analytical skills to dissect complex data to drive continuous improvement.

What Youll Do & What You Bring

  • Develop and implement comprehensive process-based management systems to support our existing certifications ( ).
  • Lead the roll-out of a process design tool to support process design mapping and improvement.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive process-based management system to support with certification to 19443.
  • You should have knowledge of process design and mapping using BPMN 2.0.
  • You may have experience leading LEAN 5S Six Sigma or Kaizen projects.
  • Experience of supplier / supply chain quality management within the nuclear industry would be an advantage.

Why Join Now

This is a pivotal moment to join Yokogawa UK as we expand our QHSE capabilities. By stepping into this newly created role you have the opportunity to build processes from the ground up and leave a lasting mark on our journey. We are integrating cutting-edge technology with sustainable practices and you will be at the forefront of this transformation.

What We Offer

Working at our UK location you will receive a competitive salary package that reflects your expertise and the importance of this role. Our benefits include access to Yokogawa University for continuous soft and hard skills development annual bonus based on the company performance a robust pension scheme company paid health insurance 33 vacation days (including Bank Holidays). We support a healthy work-life balance through flexible working arrangements and provide ample opportunities for personal growth. Yokogawa Europe B.V. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We invite you to apply and help us co-innovate a safer more sustainable future.

Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

Focus on a brighter future

Yokogawa Europe Solutions is a global supplier of test & measurement equipment process automation solutions and safety systems. Yokogawa will focus on achieving net-zero emissions making a transition to a circular economy ensuring the well-being of everyone to 2050 thus making the world a better place for future generations.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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Ready to shape how we work grow and lead across the UK

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Not just a job but a career

Yokogawa award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards is a leading provider of industrial automation test and measurement information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition (bio)technology artificial intelligence industrial cybersecurity etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission to co-innovate tomorrow. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our return we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect value creation collaboration integrity and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Diverse Equitable & Inclusive culture

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse equitable and inclusive will actively recruit develop and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience knowledge thinking styles perspective cultural background and socioeconomic will not discriminate based on race skin color age sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation religion belief political opinion nationality ethnicity place of origin disability family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong contribute succeed and demonstrate their full potential.

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Yokogawa is a leading provider of Industrial Automation and Test and Measurement solutions. Combining superior technology with engineering services, project management, and maintenance, Yokogawa delivers field proven operational efficiency, safety, quality, and reliability.

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