Operational Excellence Engineer

Adeptus Talent Limited; Blackwood; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Adeptus Talent Limited is recruiting a Continuous Improvement Process Engineer to join a leading manufacturing business in South Wales. The role focuses on developing and delivering a Continuous Improvement Management System (CIMS) and embedding a culture of improvement across the site.

You will lead Lean, Kaizen and data-driven projects, monitor KPIs including OEE, and drive cost savings through structured problem solving and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in Continuous Improvement or manufacturing improvement.
• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management or related discipline is essential.
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Green Belt or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Lean Manufacturing and CI projects from concept to implementation.
• Identify process improvements through shop-floor observations, data analysis and root cause investigations.
• Apply CI methodologies including Lean, Kaizen, PDCA, DMAIC, 8D and FMEA.
• Monitor KPIs, OEE, productivity and project performance, validating cost savings and improvements.
• Facilitate improvement workshops and support employee engagement.
• Maintain the CI project portfolio and reporting.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Kaizen

PDCA

DMAIC

8D

OEE

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing degree

Job description

Adeptus Talent Limited is recruiting a Continuous Improvement Process Engineer to join a leading manufacturing business in South Wales. The role focuses on developing and delivering a Continuous Improvement Management System (CIMS) and embedding a culture of improvement across the site.

You will lead Lean, Kaizen and data-driven projects, monitor KPIs including OEE, and drive cost savings through structured problem solving and stakeholder engagement.