Lean Excellence Engineer - Operations & Digital Systems

LotusWorks; Sligo; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VHI Healthcare Cover

Life Assurance

Pension Contribution

Training And Educational Assistance

Annual GP Check-Up

Extra Annual Leave

Healthcare Screening

Recognition Rewards

Job summary

LotusWorks, an Engineering Services provider, seeks a Lean Engineer to lead continuous improvement across commissioning, calibration, maintenance, and service delivery. You will align Lean methods with digital systems, ensuring data integrity and measurable value while reporting to the Global Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager.

You will drive cross-functional workshops, foster a culture of data-driven decision making, and optimize ERP/QMS/LMS/ATS workflows, with emphasis on compliance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in Lean / Operational Excellence roles.
• Experience within semiconductor, life science, advanced manufacturing, or high-tech environments preferred.
• Proven experience in business systems improvement and digital process optimisation.
• Willingness to travel.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean transformation initiatives across site operations.
• Apply Lean methodologies (Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Root Cause Analysis).
• Identify and eliminate process waste across service delivery, commissioning, calibration, maintenance, and support functions.
• Liaise with reliability engineering team to enhance reliability projects into overall continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement workshops.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making.
• Assess and improve workflows across business systems (ERP, QMS, Smartsheet, SharePoint, reporting tools).
• Identify integration gaps and automation opportunities.
• Lead digital workflow improvements to reduce manual processes and improve data integrity.
• Support implementation of system enhancements aligned to operational goals.
• Ensure business systems support compliance, traceability, and reporting requirements.
• AI & Intelligent Automation Enablement: identify AI opportunities and governance.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping

Root Cause Analysis

Process Mapping

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Structured problem solving

Influence senior stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

5+ years experience in Lean / Operational Excellence

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile certifications

Tools

ERP

QMS

Smartsheet

SharePoint

ATS

Job description

LotusWorks, an Engineering Services provider, seeks a Lean Engineer to lead continuous improvement across commissioning, calibration, maintenance, and service delivery. You will align Lean methods with digital systems, ensuring data integrity and measurable value while reporting to the Global Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager.

You will drive cross-functional workshops, foster a culture of data-driven decision making, and optimize ERP/QMS/LMS/ATS workflows, with emphasis on compliance and