Process Performance Engineer; Lineside

Process Performance Engineer (PPE) - Lineside

Location: Broughton

Hourly Rate: £30.40 PAYE / £40.66 Umbrella

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week (4.5 days, between 7am-7pm)

Contract: Ongoing contract

Security Clearance: BPSS+ required

Shape the Future of Manufacturing Excellence

As a Process Performance Engineer (PPE), you will play a key role in driving operational performance and manufacturing efficiency on the shop floor. Working closely with production teams, you'll help optimise processes, enhance line balancing, and ensure seamless delivery in line with production targets.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-performing environment where continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

You'll act as a critical link between production, engineering, and supply chain, ensuring industrial processes are efficient, robust, and continuously improving.

• Developing and optimising production sequences and line balancing to improve efficiency and delivery
• Monitoring manufacturing performance and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Analysing and reducing inefficiencies (e.g. white space/red space) within production processes
• Supporting production teams and resolving technical issues on the shop floor
• Leading and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence activities
• Creating and maintaining key tools and documentation, including PERT charts and Standard Line Balancing (SLB)
• Managing and maintaining Standard Time Value (STV) data and ensuring adherence to best practice
• Collaborating with design and supply chain teams to translate industrial requirements
• Supporting evaluation of manufacturing impacts relating to process or product changes
• Coaching and supporting stakeholders in the use of process tools and methodologies

We're looking for a proactive and analytical professional with a passion for improving manufacturing processes and delivering results.

Essential experience and skills:

• Proven experience in a manufacturing or production engineering environment
• Strong understanding of process optimisation and continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience of SAP systems
• Ability to analyse data and translate insights into actionable improvements
• Confident communicator with experience working cross-functionally

Desirable:

• Experience in a lineside or shop floor engineering role
• Knowledge of line balancing, build sequence planning, or industrial performance tools (e.g. SLB, STV)
• Background in delivering improvement or transformation projects

• NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent experience)

At Guidant Global, we connect you with world-class organisations and provide the support you need to succeed.

• Opportunity to work on-site within a leading manufacturing environment
• Exposure to cutting-edge industrial processes and continuous improvement initiatives
• A collaborative culture that values innovation, inclusion, and professional growth

If you're passionate about driving efficiency, solving complex challenges, and making a measurable impact within a manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your engineering career.

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