Operational Excellence Engineer - Lean & RCA

Westinghouse Electric Company; Preston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Program

Peer-to-peer recognition program

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Operational Improvement Engineer to lead lean initiatives across manufacturing. You will identify opportunities, apply Six Sigma and RCA, develop business cases and track benefits while collaborating with Production, Maintenance, Engineering and Quality teams.

Responsibilities include reducing waste, improving OEE and process capability, delivering safety and quality improvements, and coaching teams in continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience delivering process improvement in manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, RCA and Kaizen methodologies.
• Ability to analyse operational data to support decisions.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing and process improvement projects to enhance safety, quality, productivity and performance.
• Analyse production processes and data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and structured problem solving to address challenges.
• Reduce waste, defects and rework through CI initiatives.
• Develop business cases, project plans and measure benefits.
• Coach teams in continuous improvement tools and best practices.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis

Kaizen

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Operational Improvement Engineer to lead lean initiatives across manufacturing. You will identify opportunities, apply Six Sigma and RCA, develop business cases and track benefits while collaborating with Production, Maintenance, Engineering and Quality teams.

Responsibilities include reducing waste, improving OEE and process capability, delivering safety and quality improvements, and coaching teams in continuous improvement