Process Engineer

MTrec Ltd; Washington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A market leading manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Process Engineer to enhance production processes and ensure quality compliance. The role involves creating SOPs, leading training programs, and implementing improvements. Candidates should have experience in lean manufacturing and a relevant degree or equivalent qualifications. Attractive salary and growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Stable employment

Growth and expansion opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a similar role.
• Experience working to stringent audited ISO quality standards.
• Experience transforming manual processes to automated and single piece flow.

Responsibilities

• Aid in all Production areas of process and quality.
• Create and manage all product and process SOPs.
• Lead the New Product Introduction process.
• Manage process changes through the management of change system.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

FMEA

8D

Ishikawa diagrams

5-why

SPC

Six Sigma

Education

Degree in relevant field or equivalent qualifications (HND / HNC)

Job description

The Company

Our client is a market leading manufacturing company; due to growth they are now looking to recruit a Process Engineer.

The Role

• The Process Engineer will aid the supporting function in all Production areas of process and quality, including goods in and despatch.

• This role will report directly to the Process Engineering Manager. Whilst working closely with the Production Section Leaders and QA Engineering team.

• Responsible for ensuring that all safety requirements are clearly stated in the relevant Production SOPs.

• Constant review and improvement to ensure effective and efficient process re-engineering, training, piece-part flow etc.

• Recommend, innovate and implement revised methods and processes to ensure labour costs are in line with the Business objectives.

• SOPs: Take ownership and lead for the creation and management of all product and process SOP’s. Ensuring control and adherence within the manufacturing environment (Cross functional sign off).

• Promote a culture which ensures discipline of standards and expectations are followed and met at all times.

• Roll out training programmes for all new processes introduced.

• Ensure all manufacturing activities to be covered by an SOP and objective assessment..

• Ensure continuous improvement in quantity of process.

• New Product Introduction: Take a lead role to ensure the team actively progress all NPI’s relative to their responsible product areas.

• Process change management: Ensure all changes made to process’s are captured via the management of change system.

The Person

• Will have relevant experience as a similar role.

• Proven experience of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and business improvement tools and techniques.

• Working knowledge of FMEA, 8D, Ishikawa diagrams, 5-why, and SPC.

• Experience of working to stringent audited ISO quality standards.

• Experience of transforming manual processes to automated and from batch to single piece flow.

• Degree Educated in a relevant field or relevant experience with equivalent qualifications (HND / HNC) .

• Hands-on Six Sigma experience, Green Belt qualification is highly desirable.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.

• An excellent salary.

• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.

• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.