Continuous Improvement Engineer
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £35k - £40k

A large international manufacturing company are now looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join their team.

Continuous Improvement Engineer - Job Responsibilities and Tasks:

• To lead and facilitate focussed improvement projects, kaizens, training and workshops to realise improvements and bring about cultural change.
• Follow the DMAIC cycle to effect sustainable improvement by analysis of root causes and successful implementation of controlled improvements within any area of the business.
• To conduct project planning, produce process documentation, help to develop and improve standardisation within the workplace.
• Actively work to support the rollout of Manufacturing Excellence program, including 5S, Reliability, Visual Management, Standardised working, SPC etc.
• Collect and analyse data for problem solving and process mapping using statistical methods. Conduct cost / benefit analysis on proposed changes to ensure only beneficial improvements are made.
• Work with engineering and operations to design and commission tooling and equipment as it relates to process improvement
• Participate in improvement workshops and initiatives with respect to manufacturing excellence such as value stream design and Production Index assessments.

Continuous Improvement Engineer - job requirements:
The ideal candidate must come from the manufacturing industry as a Continuous Improvement Engineer. You will also have the following skills, qualifications and experience:

• Ideally, educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge and understanding.
• Possessing an analytical skill set, ideally with strong mathematical ability.
• Previous experience of running projects and leading teams.
• Previous experience within a continuous improvement role, ideally with exposure to six sigma and lean manufacturing
• Ideally has received green or blackbelt training and applied the training within a prior job role.
• Proven ability to solve problems through investigation and the application of sound solutions.
• Experience of working with safety systems or in an environment where there is a strong safety culture.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal & written.
• Excellent organisation, team management and planning skills.
• Have an enthusiastic and self-motivated approach to work, with good organisation and project management skills.
• Advanced use of computer based tools, MS-Office, design or process modelling software, statistics packages or similar.

For more information please call Paul Gorton on 0161 976 3540.

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