Production Engineer

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.