Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Akkodis
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Bolton, UK
Summary: A Continuous Improvement Engineer with manufacturing experience is sought for a long-term contract in Bolton. The role involves setting up and governing continuous improvement reviews, facilitating corrective actions, and supporting root cause analysis. The engineer will also implement process controls and manage improvements within manufacturing and logistics facilities. Candidates should possess relevant technical qualifications and experience in lean manufacturing methodologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set up, support and govern CI reviews, ensuring they are robust and sustainable.
- Facilitate and run CI plans to enable the implementation of corrective & preventative actions.
- Support root cause analysis for externally supplied detail products.
- Reduce defective issues within the stores area of the business using 8D/A3 methodology.
- Implement process controls & process capability based on critical stores and logistics processes.
- Facilitate Practical Problem Solving for root cause analysis within manufacturing & logistics facilities.
- Facilitate improvement activities within the manufacturing & logistics facility.
- Provide technical expertise on Lean tool sets and change management.
- Manage improvements into the business.
Key Skills:
- Formal technical Engineering/Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21.
- Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- BEng in relevant Engineering or Science Degree.
- Strong manufacturing & warehousing background (preferable not essential).
- Awareness of supply chain goods receiving practices (preferable not essential).
- Understanding of MRP & Just in Time principles (preferably in a stores environment).
- Experience in a fast-paced production environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence teams outside of direct reporting structure.
- Ability to form and maintain productive working relationships across functions.
- Experience in Lean manufacturing & SIX Sigma methodologies.
- Experience in CI & quality tools.
- Leading practical problem-solving exercises with multi-functional teams.
- Ability to produce, maintain and interpret data using a structured approach.
- Manage projects and improvements from "cradle to grave."
- Experience in Lean manufacturing systems tools and techniques & Minitab software.
- Sound understanding of manufacturing, logistical, and engineering processes.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bolton
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
A Continuous Improvement Engineer with manufacturing experience is required for a long term contract assignment in Bolton.
The role;
Set up, support and govern CI reviews, ensuring they are robust and sustainable.
Facilitation and running of CI plans to enable the implementation of corrective & preventative actions
Supporting root cause analysis for externally supplied detail products
Reduce defective issues within the stores area of the business which include, rework and non-conformances using an 8D/A3 methodology.
Implementation of process controls & process capability based on critical stores and logistics process driven by both our internal and external customers
Facilitation of Practical Problem Solving for Root cause analysis within the manufacturing & Logistic facilities
Facilitation of Improvement activities within the Manufacturing & Logistics facility
Technical expertise on Lean tool sets and change management
Managing improvements into the business
What we're looking for from you:
- Formal technical Engineering/Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21.
AND
- Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.
OR
- BEng in relevant Engineering or Science Degree
As a CI Team member your skills and experience will ideally include:
Strong Manufacturing & Warehousing background (preferable not essential)
Awareness of supply chain goods receiving practices (preferable not essential)
Understanding of MRP & Just in Time principals (preferably in a stores environment)
Working in or supporting operations in a fast paced production environment.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence teams outside of your direct reporting structure.
The ability to form and maintain productive, working relationships across the functions.
Experience in the use & understanding of Lean manufacturing & SIX Sigma methodologies
Experience in the use & understanding of CI & Quality tools
Leading practical problem solving exercises with multi-functional teams
The ability to produce, maintain and interpret data using structured approach.
Manage projects and or improvement from "cradle to grave"
Experience in the use & understanding of Lean manufacturing systems tools and techniques & Minitab software.
Having a sound understanding of manufacturing, Logistical and engineering processes
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