Lean Production Improvement Engineer - Medical Devices

Simpson Recruitment Services; Dudley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Simpson Recruitment Services is seeking an experienced Production Engineer for a global manufacturing client to deliver improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost on the shop floor. You will apply Lean and CI tools, conduct root cause analysis, and work with Manufacturing, Warehousing, Quality and NPI to implement robust changes.

Salary £45-50k, full-time permanent role with clear progression. The role involves hands-on problem solving, data-driven decisions and sustaining

Qualifications

• Experienced in Lean and CI tools to identify improvement opportunities.
• Proficient in root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Able to develop and implement engineering changes on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Identify improvement opportunities across operations using Lean/CI tools.
• Use root cause analysis to develop effective countermeasures.
• Develop equipment and processes; introduce new technologies to improve manufacturing.
• Design and develop tooling to improve quality and efficiency.
• Implement ISO 13485 controls for medical devices where applicable.
• Maintain up-to-date work instructions and drawings.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to production.
• Collaborate with teams to sustain improvements.

Skills

Lean/CI methods

Root cause analysis

Problem solving

Hands-on engineering

Education

Engineering HNC or higher

Job description

Simpson Recruitment Services is seeking an experienced Production Engineer for a global manufacturing client to deliver improvements across Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost on the shop floor. You will apply Lean and CI tools, conduct root cause analysis, and work with Manufacturing, Warehousing, Quality and NPI to implement robust changes.

Salary £45-50k, full-time permanent role with clear progression. The role involves hands-on problem solving, data-driven decisions and sustaining