Process Improvement Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Leicester Forest East seeks a Process Improvement Engineer to enhance operational efficiency across its sites. The role involves managing projects, troubleshooting recurring issues, and implementing advanced maintenance practices. Successful candidates will have electrical expertise and be proactive in driving reliability. The group offers excellent employee engagement, career progression, and substantial investment in growth. Join a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact.

Benefits

27 + 8 days holiday

Company car

Bupa healthcare option

Double matched pension up to 10%

Qualifications

• Experience in process improvement, reliability engineering, or project engineering.
• Strong electrical skills with process automation control experience.
• Proven record of driving reliability and eliminating faults.

Responsibilities

• Support large scale projects including site integration.
• Lead projects with budgets up to £500k, ensuring timely delivery.
• Identify and resolve recurring plant issues through engineering.
• Enhance plant reliability using advanced maintenance techniques.
• Standardise processes and machinery across multiple sites.
• Serve as subject matter expert for onsite maintenance.
• Utilise fault-finding tools like thermographic surveys.
• Develop factory intelligence and process automation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Electrical expertise

Project management

Process automation

Job description

Process Improvement Engineer (Electrical)

£55,000 days only, up to 18% bonus.

Package includes: 27 + 8 days bank holiday, company car, fuel card, paid expenses, double matched pension up to 10% pension, option to purchase shares, opt in Bupa healthcare.

Travel – this role includes travel across England, with the majority of the sites being in the Midlands.

About the company

ATA are supporting a multisite manufacturing group who are looking to add process improvement engineers to their central engineering function.

The group who has a 35% foothold within their market are a giant within the industry and have been going from strength to strength since their inception in the 60s, now turning over north of £300 million. The company employ over 2000 staff across the country and boast a portfolio of manufactured goods second to none. These goods are some of UKs most recognisable brands of which have become a staple part of the British construction market.

The central engineering function plays a critical role in providing 'hands on' technical support and expertise whilst driving plant operational improvement to each of the group's 15 sites.

About the role

This process improvement engineer vacancy will offer a varied and challenging working environment. You'll be given the responsibility and empowerment to stretch your problem-solving abilities, satisfying the natural curiosity that being an engineer brings.

Responsibilities

• Support senior leadership team with large scale projects such as brand-new site integration
• Lead projects from cradle to grave of a value up to 500k, delivering on time and within a controlled budget
• Identifying and eliminating recurring plant issues through engineering improvements
• Deliver improved plant reliability through various maintenance techniques
• Working within a team to standardise process and machinery across all sites
• Becoming the subject matter expert for onsite maintenance
• Utilising advanced fault-finding tools such as thermographic surveys, vibration analysis, and non-destructive inspections
• Development of factory intelligence and other process automation

About you

To be considered for this process improvement engineer role you should have exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, gather consensus, influence and work with people at all levels.

You should have previous experience working within a similar capacity – Process improvement engineer, reliability engineer, continuous improvement engineer, or project engineer (Maintenance bias).

Technically, you should be strong electrically, with experience in process automation control systems.

Proven track record of making improvements, driving reliability and eliminating recurring faults.

Proactive mindset, able to take accountability for tasks and projects.

Experience with the management of electrical projects from cradle to grave.

Why join?

Joining our customer as a process improvement engineer, you will be joining a company who have fantastic employee engagement with many of their staff being with the business a long time. The group offer real career progression into senior roles, if not at this site, you will have the option to move throughout the group.

You will also be joining a group who have ambitious plans to keep growing in a market they already excel in. Since 2023, they have invested over £150m across their plants, which include a brand-new site the largest of its type in Europe.

How to apply

If you feel like you are the right Process Improvement Engineer for this role and would like to hear more about, please press apply, call Ashton on (phone number removed) or email your CV too.

Equal opportunities

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.