Operational Excellence Engineer (Manufacturing CI)

Fox's Burton's Companies; Batley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

FBC UK Batley is looking for a proactive Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our manufacturing site. You will lead site-wide improvement projects focused on efficiency, cost reduction, asset performance and a culture of operational excellence.

You will work across Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations to manage initiatives from concept to implementation, optimise machine settings and deliver sustainable savings through structured problem solving and data-driven

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and DMAIC problem solving.
• Proven experience delivering Continuous Improvement projects with measurable outcomes (productivity, OEE, waste, cost).
• Hands-on understanding of manufacturing equipment and processes with data-driven improvement approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional CI projects across the site to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Drive TPM, Autonomous Maintenance, SMED and changeover optimisation to boost equipment utilisation.
• Analyse data to identify losses and opportunities; present insights to stakeholders.
• Coach teams to embed new standards and ways of working for sustained gains.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

DMAIC

Root Cause Analysis

TPM

Autonomous Maintenance

SMED

Project Management

Data Analysis

Education

HNC-qualified engineer

Graduate-calibre engineer

Job description

FBC UK Batley is looking for a proactive Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our manufacturing site. You will lead site-wide improvement projects focused on efficiency, cost reduction, asset performance and a culture of operational excellence.

You will work across Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations to manage initiatives from concept to implementation, optimise machine settings and deliver sustainable savings through structured problem solving and data-driven