Lean Continuous Improvement Lead - Auto Workshop

RBK Chartered Accountants; Athlone, Athlone and Bigmeadow; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Supportive working environment

Annual performance bonus

Company pension scheme

Training and development allowances

Job summary

RBK Chartered Accountants in Athlone is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager for their automotive operations. The role leads waste reduction, improves workshop flow, and drives Lean culture across workshop bays, CVRT testing lines, parts logistics, and front‑of‑house service.

You will own CI initiatives, partner with workshop, parts and service teams, develop SOPs, implement 5S, Kaizen events, and deliver data‑driven KPI reporting with Power BI dashboards.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Automotive Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification or equivalent practical Kaizen/Six Sigma leadership.

Responsibilities

• Map and analyse end-to-end vehicle service workflows to identify bottlenecks and reduce VOR time.
• Develop, implement and standardise SOPs for maintenance and pre-CVRT inspections.
• Implement 5S across repair bays, tooling storage and workshop floor.
• Improve scheduling, balance workloads and maximise bay utilisation.
• Partner with Parts Manager to implement Kanban/pull systems and improve parts availability.
• Analyse CVRT throughput and minimise queueing; streamline intake/testing/rectification processes.
• Lead Kaizen/CI initiatives and coach teams in root-cause problem-solving (Fishbone, 5 Why, PDCA).
• Develop Visual Management with performance boards showing WIP, TAT, First-Time-Right, bay efficiency.

Skills

Lean principles

Kaizen

PDCA

5S

Data analytics

Power BI

Excel dashboards

Gemba

Education

Degree or Diploma in Industrial Engineering/Operations Management/Automotive Engineering

Tools

Power BI

DMS

Excel

Job description

RBK Chartered Accountants in Athlone is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Manager for their automotive operations. The role leads waste reduction, improves workshop flow, and drives Lean culture across workshop bays, CVRT testing lines, parts logistics, and front‑of‑house service.

You will own CI initiatives, partner with workshop, parts and service teams, develop SOPs, implement 5S, Kaizen events, and deliver data‑driven KPI reporting with Power BI dashboards.