Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineer

6 months rolling

Immediate start available, site based

Real opportunity for a Lean Manufacturing Engineer / Industrial Engineer with a passion for lean / Continuous Improvement to support a key project.

This will be a hands-on Industrial Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to undertake a key role in reducing build times on key products.

The focus of this position is Industrial Engineering / lean/continuous improvements to achieve increased production output, reduce build time, streamline and increase quality. There is considerable opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer with a background in Industrial Engineering / lean / six sigma / continuous improvements to make a real tangible difference.

This is a role making positive, hands-on incremental changes through shop floor presence rather than at a strategic, hands-off level.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Utilising your technical acumen to identify areas for change and then manage the implementation of these initiatives through to successful introduction.
• Standardising work instructions, look at ways to reduce change over time on equipment, and simplify component assembly

• Identify cost saving opportunities and bottlenecks to reduce cycle time and improve overall effectiveness using Continuous Improvement / Lean tools

• Work with the manufacturing teams to optimise the processes and simplify assembly and manufacture.

• Identify cost saving opportunities using Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools 

• Drive, Support, train on and facilitate Lean activities providing engineering resource for Kaizen and Lean Projects.

To succeed in interesting and varied role you will ideally have:

• Proven Production Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering experience within a low /medium volume, assembly manufacturing environment,
• A working knowledge of lean tools and initiatives such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, DFM, SPC, 5S, FMEA's etc.
• Experience of takt time, work study, industrial engineering highly advantageous.

In return, you will be rewarded with a real platform to deliver tangible results and a high degree of autonomy.

Please apply via the link or contact Alison for further details

 Likely to suit individuals with a background as (but not limited to) Industrial Engineer, CI Engineer, Lean Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer or similar