Contract Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement
Posted 1 week ago by Orion Electrotech
£45 Per hour
Undetermined
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Walsall, West Midlands (County), West Midlands
Summary: The role of Contract Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement involves supporting manufacturing operations through hands-on lean and continuous improvement initiatives. The engineer will focus on optimizing production output and implementing cost-saving measures within a mechanical manufacturing environment. This position requires a proactive approach to identify and manage changes directly on the shop floor. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in lean methodologies and experience in regulated industries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Utilising technical acumen to identify areas for change and manage implementation of initiatives.
- Standardising work instructions and reducing changeover time on equipment.
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities and bottlenecks to improve overall effectiveness.
- Working with manufacturing teams to optimise production lines and simplify assembly.
- Driving, supporting, training on, and facilitating Lean Six Sigma activities.
Key Skills:
- Proven Production Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering experience.
- Working knowledge of lean tools and initiatives such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, DFM, SPC, 5S, FMEA's.
- Experience in a highly regulated industry such as medical, automotive, or aerospace.
Salary (Rate): £45.00/hour
City: Walsall
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Engineering
Job Title: Contract Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement
Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement
6 months Immediate start available
We currently have an opening for a talented Manufacturing Engineer with a passion for lean / Continuous Improvement to be based at our manufacturing facility supporting key projects.
As a result of our ongoing success, we are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to undertake a pivotal role in support of manufacturing operations. The focus of this position is lean / continuous improvements to achieve increased production output across our assembly and manufacturing operations. There is considerable opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer with a background in 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 similar
In return you will be rewarded with a real platform to deliver tangible results, and a high degree of autonomy.