Process Engineer - Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing

Probe UK; Streethay; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Further education

Flexible working hours after probation

Early Friday Finish

Job summary

Probe UK in Fradley (Staffordshire) is seeking a Process Engineer to join the Manufacturing Engineering team. You will drive improvements across processes, tooling, quality, cost and efficiency with hands-on problem solving.

This role offers a development-focused environment with opportunities for training and career progression, and the position is based in a busy manufacturing setting with a clear impact on performance.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification required; Master’s desirable.
• 2–3 years of engineering/manufacturing experience.
• Experience of process improvement and project management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Good IT skills, including MS Office and Lean Manufacturing tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise manufacturing processes.
• Drive process improvements, productivity gains and cost-saving projects.
• Develop tooling and technical strategies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Work closely with tool suppliers, production and engineering teams.
• Set up and optimise tooling to achieve minimum cycle times and maximum quality.
• Support engineering changes and PFMEA documentation.
• Work cross-functionally with Quality, Maintenance and Manufacturing.
• Lead and support continuous improvement activities including TPM, HOSHIN, SMED and QRCI.
• Develop standard operations and support technical training and skills development.
• Coordinate technical teams to identify and deliver improvement opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree desirable

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Probe UK in Fradley (Staffordshire) is seeking a Process Engineer to join the Manufacturing Engineering team. You will drive improvements across processes, tooling, quality, cost and efficiency with hands-on problem solving.

This role offers a development-focused environment with opportunities for training and career progression, and the position is based in a busy manufacturing setting with a clear impact on performance.