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Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Walsall
money-bag £35.00 - £45.00/hour
223852893
Posted 3 days ago

Job Title: Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineer

6 months rolling

Immediate start available

Real opportunity for a Lean Manufacturing Engineer / Industrial Engineer with a passion for lean / Continuous Improvement to support key projects and support this leading manufacturer with their lean journey.

This will be a hands-on Industrial Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to undertake a key role in support of manufacturing operations.

The focus of this position is Industrial Engineering / lean/continuous improvements to achieve increased production output across our mechanical manufacturing operations. There is considerable opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer with a background in Industrial Engineering / 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.

 

Likely to suit individuals with a background as (but not limited to) Industrial Engineer, CI Engineer, Lean Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer or similar

 

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