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The Company
Our client is a market leading manufacturing company due to a sustained period of growth they are now looking to recruit a Production Engineer.
The Role
- Will be working day shift system.
- To drive improvement across all aspects of the business as part of the Engineering Team by identifying, implementing and sustaining best practices.
- Manage the introduction of innovative, capable and cost effective products and processes.
- Oversee continuous improvement activity from Kaizen improvement workshops to automation of processes and manage the delivery of projects of all sizes on time, to specification and within budget.
- Day to day problem solving and technical/data analysis.
- Cycle time and cost reduction using a range of lean and six sigma tools and techniques.
- Communication, coaching, facilitation and training with all levels of the business.
- Identify and deliver Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery improvements.
- Delivering capable new product and processes on time and to budget.
- Ensure capability requirements are met on all critical to quality processes.
- Oversee and manage all aspects of a project from a small improvement activity to capex project.
- Manage and oversee Kaizen and improvement activity via departmental Kaizen champions.
- Lead and co-ordinate adherence to standards.
- Develop and/or share best practices.
- Lead plant on visual management/5S culture change.
- Develop and control best practice documentation around lean tools, SOPs.
The Person
- Must experience in a similar role.
- Logical problem solver with excellent fault-finding abilities.
- Previous manufacturing experience is essential.
- Educated to a minimum HNC level in an Engineering discipline.
- Lean tools and techniques.
- Project management.
- Implementer/finisher.
- Problem solving and conflict management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The Benefits
- You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
- An excellent salary.
- A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
- The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.
