Lead Process Engineering: Lean, CI & High‑Volume Manufacturing (Hybrid)

April Quest Ltd; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

Hybrid working

Share scheme

Bonus scheme

Healthcare

Employer pension contributions

Job summary

April Quest Ltd. is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to lead a growing team and drive manufacturing performance in a high-volume environment. You will oversee continuous improvement, cost reduction, and operational excellence across the business.

The role emphasizes developing engineers, applying Lean techniques, and guiding change management to improve productivity and quality. Hybrid working and employee benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams
• Strong background in manufacturing environments
• Experience delivering measurable process improvements and cost savings
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing principles and waste reduction
• Experience leading root cause analysis
• Ability to engage, motivate and develop people

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of process engineers
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing
• Identify and eliminate process waste through Lean Manufacturing techniques
• Lead projects focused on productivity improvement, cost reduction, capacity increases and process optimisation
• Support engineering change management and manufacturing process control
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions relating to quality and operational issues

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Cost reduction

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Change management

Education

PRINCE2 or Agile project management training

Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Tools

SMED

Line balancing

Yamazumi analysis

Job description

April Quest Ltd. is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to lead a growing team and drive manufacturing performance in a high-volume environment. You will oversee continuous improvement, cost reduction, and operational excellence across the business.

The role emphasizes developing engineers, applying Lean techniques, and guiding change management to improve productivity and quality. Hybrid working and employee benefits are offered.