Continuous Improvement Engineer

Executive Network Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing organisation in the UK is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer with experience in lean manufacturing and process improvement. You will develop strategies to enhance efficiency and reduce waste across facilities, collaborating with teams to optimize operations. This position offers a salary of c£45,000 plus a company car, with opportunities for travel and additional benefits including pension and bonus.

Benefits

Company car

Pension

Bonus

Fringe benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in lean process improvement in manufacturing.
• Ability to define and implement solutions.
• Full driving licence and willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and improve manufacturing processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and analyse KPIs for improvement.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

DMAIC Six Sigma

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

HND / Degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SPC

5S

Kaizen

Job description

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing organisation and afford the flexibility to support both ongoing production issues and be responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements using lean and Six Sigma methodologies to enhance efficiency, reduce waste and improve quality throughout their UK facilities.

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Salary: c£45,000 + company car
Location: West Midlands based with UK travel

Tasked with developing and implementing continuous improvement strategies in both manufacturing and company processes, you will collaborate with the operational & engineering team to perform DMAIC activities to eliminate inefficiencies across the business and provide technical guidance to enhance production quality and efficiency. Responsible for monitoring and analysing KPI's to identify areas for improvement and taking corrective action where needed, you will drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives to optimise operations whilst fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the manufacturing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and improve manufacturing processes to enhance quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and industrial engineering techniques such as kaizen, line balancing, and value stream mapping.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives targeting quality, productivity, and Right First Time (RFT) outcomes.
• Drive the industrialisation of NPI, including tooling, work instructions, and validation plans.
• Define and maintain robust process controls, routings, and SOPs.
• Provide technical training to production teams and monitor KPIs to drive improvements.

About You

Applications are sought from experienced Continuous Improvement Engineers or Lean Manufacturing Engineers with a proven experience gained delivering lean process improvement in a fast paced manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrate competence utilising lean manufacturing processes and methodologies (process capability (Cp, Cpk), SPC, DMAIC Six Sigma, 5S, PDCA, Kaizen).
• Qualified to HND / Degree level (or equivalent) Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline. Formal lean manufacturing or Six Sigma training would be desirable.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills from shop floor to senior management.
• Able to define areas for improvement, measure/collect and analyse data, determine root cause, and select and implement solutions to achieve sustained outcomes.
• You will be results and data driven to improve and sustain change and thrive within a continuous improvement focused environment.
• Full driving licence and able to travel to UK facilities, staying overnight as appropriate.

Opportunity

Our client is part of a multinational manufacturing group and they're recognised as leaders in their industrial sector. With the ability to either work from home or be based at one of their manufacturing plants, this is a newly created position affording the successful candidate a huge amount of autonomy to deliver improvements and cost savings throughout their UK facilities. In return the company is offering a generous salary, company car or car allowance, pension, bonus and additional fringe benefits.

Apply online or call Robert Wigley for a confidential discussion (url removed).