Continuous Improvement Engineer - Lean, Automation & Impact

Freudenberg Medical; Connacht; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Flexible Work Models

Health Insurance

Personal Development

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Freudenberg Medical Ireland Ltd. is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive site-wide lean initiatives in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. You will identify waste, lead Kaizen events and implement LPMS and LCIA projects to improve efficiency, quality and cost.

You will collaborate with manufacturing teams, apply 5S/MDI tools and use data-driven problem solving to deliver measurable results while fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business or Life Sciences with Continuous Improvement experience.
• Strong knowledge of Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies such as Kaizen, 5S, SMED, MDI, 3P and structured problem solving.
• Experience leading improvement projects and bringing cross-functional teams together to deliver measurable results.
• Experience with digitalisation, RPA and data-driven problem solving is a plus.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 / FDA QMSR is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify waste and turn improvement opportunities into practical, measurable results across the site.
• Lead Continuous Improvement projects from idea through to implementation to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and cost.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and coach teams to translate ideas into action.
• Embed Lean methodologies and standard work within manufacturing operations.
• Support development of LPMS and scalable continuous improvement processes.
• Explore automation ideas via LCIA and RPA from concept to implementation.
• Use data and Lean tools to build improvement plans and share results with stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of Continuous Improvement across functions and levels.

Skills

Lean methodologies

Kaizen

5S

SMED

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Manufacturing / Business / Life Sciences

Tools

LPMS

LCIA

RPA

Data analytics tools

Quality management systems

Job description

Freudenberg Medical Ireland Ltd. is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive site-wide lean initiatives in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. You will identify waste, lead Kaizen events and implement LPMS and LCIA projects to improve efficiency, quality and cost.

You will collaborate with manufacturing teams, apply 5S/MDI tools and use data-driven problem solving to deliver measurable results while fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the site.