Quality Engineer - Lean & Continuous Improvement Lead

Genuit Group plc; Horncastle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension matched up to 8%

Genuit Sharesave scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Staff discount on Genuit Group

Job summary

Genuit Group plc is seeking a Quality Engineer to accelerate quality performance through daily management, strategic projects and deployment of CI tools. You will work with Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, R&D and Engineering to embed end-to-end quality in products and processes.

You will drive standardisation, reduce variation and deliver improvement projects across new and existing product portfolios, while developing quality metrics, training modules and supporting quality

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing and implementing leading and lagging KPI metrics.
• Experience of project planning and scheduling.
• Experience of visual management and standardised reporting.
• Ability to plan and deliver effective meetings and training modules.
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Demonstrable involvement in Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of Lean tools, Root Cause Analysis and Kaizen methodologies.
• Dynamic thinking and problem solving abilities.
• Ability to train, present and conduct workshops.
• Willingness to travel to other UK locations to deliver projects.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, R&D and Engineering to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support quality and operations teams in delivering CI activities that boost customer satisfaction and performance.
• Increase standardisation, reduce variation, and lead quality improvement projects across products.
• Implement and analyse quality metrics; conduct root cause investigations and drive corrective actions.
• Contribute to the Quality Improvement Strategy aligned to Genuit Business System.
• Capture and analyse customer feedback to improve performance and communication.
• Develop and deliver quality-related training to build capability and reduce NCRs.
• Improve quality management systems, product specs and standards; support visual management.
• Apply continuous improvement tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Kaizen, Gemba, Pareto and SPC to drive improvements.
• Develop end-to-end quality plans to enhance efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Skills

Lean CI

KPI metrics

Project planning

Visual management

Meetings & training

Excel PowerPoint

CI initiatives

Lean tools Kaizen

Problem solving

Workshops facilitation

Travel UK

Job description

Genuit Group plc is seeking a Quality Engineer to accelerate quality performance through daily management, strategic projects and deployment of CI tools. You will work with Operations, Supply Chain, Product Management, R&D and Engineering to embed end-to-end quality in products and processes.

You will drive standardisation, reduce variation and deliver improvement projects across new and existing product portfolios, while developing quality metrics, training modules and supporting quality