Manufacturing Engineer - Productivity & Process Improvement

3M; Aycliffe Village; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

3M is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer at its Aycliffe site. The role focuses on leading process improvements across a high-value manufacturing environment for respirator products, ensuring productivity, quality, and cost targets are met on the shop floor.

You will lead cross-functional teams, initiate projects, and maintain process documentation to comply with standards while advancing safety and efficiency initiatives across the plant.

Qualifications

• Degree level in an Engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of manufacturing continuous improvement methodologies and tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPM.
• Previous experience in manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and software.
• Sound numerical analysis skills.
• Experience of leading process improvement projects.
• Experience of problem solving for manufacturing issues.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the organization and to facilitate cross-functional groups for problem solving activities.

Responsibilities

• Initiating, leading and coordinating projects in your assigned manufacturing area aimed at productivity improvement, quality improvement, waste reduction, cost reduction, safety improvement and manufacturing strategy.
• Provide day to day technical support for your assigned area, working closely with a cross functional team.
• Responsible for generating and maintaining product and process documentation, to comply with plant registered standards.
• Taking ownership for an assigned manufacturing process with regard to process variation, quality, waste and unit cost.
• Gather and analyse production data to ensure area targets are met and drive improvements.

Skills

Engineering degree

Lean Six Sigma

Statistical methods

Process improvement

Project leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Data analysis

Manufacturing experience

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

3M is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer at its Aycliffe site. The role focuses on leading process improvements across a high-value manufacturing environment for respirator products, ensuring productivity, quality, and cost targets are met on the shop floor.

You will lead cross-functional teams, initiate projects, and maintain process documentation to comply with standards while advancing safety and efficiency initiatives across the plant.