Industrial Engineer: Lean CI & Process Optimisation Lead

Genuit Group; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuit Group is seeking an experienced process engineer to analyse production, optimise layouts, and lead continuous improvement projects across a plastics manufacturing site in the UK. You will drive efficiency, validate changes with production, and coach teams in Lean methodologies.

The role focuses on data-driven decision making, cost reduction, and robust implementation of improvements, with a strong emphasis on safety, regulatory compliance, and sustainable manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyse production processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation or redesign.
• Conduct time studies, line balancing, and capacity modelling to support operational planning.
• Optimise material flow, layout, and workstation design to improve ergonomics and throughput.
• Partner with Production to validate process changes and ensure robust implementation.
• Lead CI and engineering projects from concept through to implementation, ensuring timelines, budgets, and deliverables are met.
• Collect and interpret production data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Champion GBS and Lean tools (5S, SMED, visual management, standard work) to deliver improvements.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools to support decision making and performance tracking.
• Support cost reduction initiatives through scrap reduction, cycle time optimisation, and improved asset utilisation.
• Collaborate with Quality to improve process capability, reduce defects, and strengthen control plans.
• Ensure all improvements align with regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements relevant to plastics manufacturing.
• Lead a small engineering team, set priorities, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery of CI projects.
• Coach engineers, supervisors, and operators in CI methods to strengthen problem solving skills and embed a culture of continuous improvement throughout the site.
• Prepare business cases, ROI calculations, and project documentation.

Job description

Genuit Group is seeking an experienced process engineer to analyse production, optimise layouts, and lead continuous improvement projects across a plastics manufacturing site in the UK. You will drive efficiency, validate changes with production, and coach teams in Lean methodologies.

The role focuses on data-driven decision making, cost reduction, and robust implementation of improvements, with a strong emphasis on safety, regulatory compliance, and sustainable manufacturing practices.