Details:
- Salary: £42 - 48 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Wolverhampton West Midlands (County) West Midlands
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Job Title: Contract Lean Manufacturing Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineer
6 months rolling
Immediate start available, site based
Real opportunity for a Lean Manufacturing Engineer / Industrial Engineer with a passion for lean / Continuous Improvement to support a key project.
This will be a hands-on Industrial Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to undertake a key role in reducing build times on key products.
The focus of this position is Industrial Engineering / lean/continuous improvements to achieve increased production output, reduce build time, streamline and increase quality. 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.
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, and simplify component assembly
Identify cost saving opportunities and bottlenecks to reduce cycle time and improve overall effectiveness using Continuous Improvement / Lean tools
Work with the manufacturing teams to optimise the processes and simplify assembly and manufacture.
Identify cost saving opportunities using Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools
Drive, Support, train on and facilitate Lean 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 low /medium volume, assembly manufacturing environment,
A working knowledge of lean tools and initiatives such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, DFM, SPC, 5S, FMEA's etc.
Experience of takt time, work study, industrial engineering highly advantageous.In return, you will be rewarded with a real platform to deliver tangible results and a high degree of autonomy.
Please apply via the link or contact Alison for further details
Likely to suit individuals with a background as (but not limited to) Industrial Engineer, CI Engineer, Lean Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer or similar