Job Title: Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineer

6 months rolling

Immediate start available

Real opportunity for a Lean Manufacturing Engineer / Industrial Engineer with a passion for lean / Continuous Improvement to support key projects and support this leading manufacturer with their lean journey.

This will be a hands-on Industrial Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to undertake a key role in support of manufacturing operations.

The focus of this position is Industrial Engineering / lean/continuous improvements to achieve increased production output across our mechanical manufacturing operations. 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 within manufacture.

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, simplify component assembly

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

Work with the manufacturing teams to optimise the production lines and simplify assembly and manufacture.

Identify cost saving opportunities using Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools

Drive, Support, train on and facilitate Lean Six Sigma 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 mechanical manufacturing or assembly manufacturing environment,

A working knowledge of lean tools and initiatives such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, DFM, SPC, 5S, FMEA's etc.

Experience in a highly regulated industry such as medical, automotive, aerospace or similarIn return, you will be rewarded with a real platform to deliver tangible results and a high degree of autonomy.

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