Nuclear Operations Process Engineer – Lead Lean Excellence

Laveer Engineering; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Pension Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Learning and development opportunities

Peer-to-peer recognition program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company UK Ltd in Cumbria is seeking a Principal Operations Process Engineer to lead delivery of process engineering across large projects, ensuring technical excellence, regulatory compliance and alignment with objectives. You report to the Project Manager and will be based at Westlakes.

You will drive operations strategy, manage tactical and 3–5 year plans, and coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve KPI targets and efficiency gains.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' industry experience with at least 3 years at Senior Engineer level
• 5+ years in nuclear industry or other highly regulated sector
• Knowledge of process design theories, principles and techniques
• Experience producing Technical Files for new products/plant/equipment
• Mentor junior engineers and work with all management levels

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean-driven improvements at functional and strategic levels to deliver sustainable changes
• Develop strategy to drive operational excellence using X-matrix, balanced scorecards and KPIs
• Ensure projects and changes align with business goals and KPI targets
• Use KPIs to initiate changes and improve efficiency
• Develop programs with 3–5 year tactical plans aligning to long-term strategic aims
• Manage short-term tactical plans into delivery schedules
• Forecast business needs and ensure feedstock of available work faces
• Manage MPS and recovery plans with reporting to all levels
• Engage stakeholders across programs

Skills

Lean tools

Strategy development

KPI tracking

Team mentoring

Tools

Technical Files production

Job description

Requisition Number: 32644

Company: W Electric Company UK Ltd

Location:

Cumbria, GB

Principal Operations Process Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company

Westlakes

Welcome to the future of nuclear energy, where Westinghouse Electric Company is leading the field with expertise and innovation to shape the power of tomorrow.

At Westinghouse, innovation is in our DNA. We are creative. We think differently. We reimagine the possible across the nuclear industry every day.

About The Role

As a Principal Operations Process Engineer you will be responsible for leading the successful delivery of all Process Engineering requirements across either a single large and complex project or multiple medium-sized projects. This includes ensuring technical excellence, compliance with standards, and alignment with project objectives.

You will report to the Project Manager and be located at Westlakes.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading improvements at functional and strategic levels using Lean tools to deliver sustainable business changes
• Strategy development to drive operational excellence; X-matrix, balanced scorecards, KPI's
• Ensuring projects and change processes are aligned to business strategic goals
• Using business KPIs to initiate and drive changes to increase efficiency
• Drive efficiency improvement, policy and procedure development and strategy tightening and alignment
• Strategic development of Programs 3–5-year tactical plan ensuring alignment to KDM's and longer-term business strategic aims.
• Management of short-term tactical plan into operational delivery schedules ensuring achievability of KDM's, KPM's and KPI's.
• Forecasting business needs and instruction on works required ensuring feedstock of available work faces.
• Management of MPS's including recovery plans and reporting to all levels of the business.
• Collaborative program wide stakeholder engagement and management
  
  

Qualifications

• At least 10+ years' experience in industry, at least 3 years at Senior Engineer levelIdeally5+years in the nuclear industry or other highly regulated sector
• Proven knowledge of theories, principles, practices, and techniques of process design.
• Strong knowledge in the production of Technical Files for new products / plant and equipment
• Undertake technical tasks and disclose their technical limitations
• Willingness to mentor more junior engineers
• Work well with all levels of management and support staff
• Attitude and a 'can do' approach to problem solving
• Work effectively in a team
• Reinforces nuclear professionalism, and in particular Health, Safety and Environment Standards
  
  

Why Westinghouse?

We know that to put forth your best effort, you need to be challenged and enjoy what you do in a supportive and respectful environment. We aim to maintain this balance by offering our employees the amenities, benefits and training they need to reach personal and professional goals.

Below is an example of what employees in the UK can expect:

• Attractive remuneration
• Great benefits for your convenience and safety:
• Peer-to-peer recognition program.
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Learning and development opportunities.
• We encourage our employees to participate in community service events and other team-building activities to strengthen their bonds and inspire each other.
  

You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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