Continuous Improvement and Engineering Manager

Description:

Continuous Improvement and Engineering Manager

You will be reporting to the Operations Director, leading a team of production & continuous improvement engineers supporting direct & indirect activities. The purpose of this role is to manage and facilitate engineering & continuous improvement activities and initiatives across the organisation with accountability for strategy design, project implementation, review and communication of benefits. Developing enhanced process improvements to manage
operational non conformance actions & creation of data analysis to combat trends.

Role responsibilities:
* Drive and lead an environment of continuous improvement within the organization.
* Overall accountability for engineering projects, non conformance analysis & corrective action.
* Overall accountability for continuous improvement project identification, prioritisation,
progress monitoring, tracking of results and reporting of findings across the organisation
(including KPI reporting to Division).
* Management responsibilities for the production engineering & continuous Improvement Team
and related activities.
* Concession & technical deviation accountability, liaising with the relevant OEM for product.
* Ensure all completed continuous improvement projects are embedded and maintained.
* Direct managerial responsibility for Green Belt activity.
* Coaching and mentoring of Green Belt trainees and project completion.
* Actively engage with peers internally and across the Group to ensure best practice
implementation.
* Control overhead budget spend.
* Develop and maintain strong working relationship with cross-functional teams working
collaboratively to drive improvement programs.
* Coaching and mentoring of managers and leaders on QRQC practices.
* Develop and drive training to develop Lean Sigma culture across the organisation.

Additional description Key Measures of Performance:
The key measures of performance are measured against financial and process improvements
through the application of Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies. In addition there
are measures for the deployment of Continuous Improvement training (to White Belt) and the
monitoring and support of Green Belt activities as well as personal measures based on
behaviours

Candidate skills & requirements:
* Certified green Belt required.
* Certified Black Belt desirable.
* Production engineering experience & knowledge.
* At least 2 or more years of Continuous Improvement experience in a management/leadership
role, preferably in a production orientated environment.
* You will have experience in a similar role, ideally within a aerospace / AS9001 environment, but other process driven (e.g. automotive) may be considered.
* Experience of working at all levels including both internal & external customers.
* You will be confident, driven, an excellent communicator with a hands on approach.
* Not be afraid to challenge the norm.
* Strong statistical and analytical skills.

Looking for someone to start ASAP.
If you would like to be considered please send across an up to date CV, thank you