Process Owner - Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

Butler Rose Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave

3-day Christmas shutdown

Annual salary reviews

Job summary

Butler Rose is recruiting on behalf of a well-established manufacturing organisation for a Process Owner to join their engineering and production team in Exeter. The role offers a salary of £40,000 - £45,000 and a Monday to Friday 8:00am-4:00pm working pattern.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional, or a graduate with a relevant degree and industry experience. The successful candidate will own critical production processes, drive continuous improvement,

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a complex manufacturing/engineering environment.
• HNC minimum qualification in an engineering discipline (degree preferred).
• Strong understanding of process control, manufacturing methods, and continuous improvement techniques.
• Experience of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, process management, value stream mapping, or similar improvement methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across multiple departments.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools.
• Awareness of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and control manufacturing processes in line with approved methods and standards.
• Monitor process performance metrics and audit results.
• Lead continuous improvement activities across the department.
• Manage incoming process materials and support new materials approval.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure material availability and alternatives.
• Lead implementation of new processes, equipment and capital projects.
• Maintain procedures, documents and operating instructions.
• Support training and maintain training compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering to resolve technical issues and conduct root cause investigations.
• Manage PFMEA activities and risk reduction plans.
• Support 5S, TPM, OEE and lean improvement initiatives.
• Participate in Kaizen and cost/quality/waste reduction projects.

Skills

Process control

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Root cause analysis

Communication

Excel

Health & safety awareness

Education

HNC in engineering

Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Butler Rose is recruiting on behalf of a well-established manufacturing organisation for a Process Owner to join their engineering and production team in Exeter. The role offers a salary of £40,000 - £45,000 and a Monday to Friday 8:00am-4:00pm working pattern.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional, or a graduate with a relevant degree and industry experience. The successful candidate will own critical production processes, drive continuous improvement,