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Product and Process Improvement Engineer
- Aggregated by CV-Library
- Greater Manchester
- Permanent
- Full Time
- £40,000 - £40,000 Per Annum
Job Description
Product and Process Improvement Engineer
Circa £40,000 DOE
Monday to Friday
8:30AM to 16:30PM (Flexible)
North Manchester
The Company
A well-established manufacturing business with a strong technical and operational setup. The site runs fast paced processes and requires a practical, hands-on engineer who can support daily activity, problem solving and continuous improvement. The environment is collaborative, quality focused and offers exposure to cross functional teams and multi-site operations. Occasional travel to other sites is required.
The Role
You will support engineering activity across the site, providing technical input into problem solving, process optimisation and improvement projects. The role is hands on and will work closely with production, operations and technical teams to maintain safe, efficient and reliable performance.
You will contribute to engineering projects, support documentation and compliance, and play a key role in day-to-day issue resolution. Monthly travel to other sites is required to support cross site collaboration and technical alignment.
Key Responsibilities
Utilising best practices (Lean, Continuous Improvement principles) to review processes, equipment, and manufacturing capability for efficiency, relevance and performance improvements.
Working with the operations team to troubleshoot problems and improve production processes.
Interpret different types of data from both technical and operational associates.
Optimise processes from the viewpoint of productivity, sustainability and efficiency.
Create and manage innovative process development trials, process simulations and report the results.
Improve product profit margin through quality improvements and raw material evaluations.
Select, manage and control contractors for designated projects, with zero tolerance for Environmental or Health and Safety incidents.
Work closely with other Process Engineers, maintenance and production associates across the site.
The Person
Candidates will be educated to degree level in an Engineering discipline, preferably in a Mechanical- or Chemical-related subject.
Experience in a manufacturing environment where you have successfully used problem solving techniques and have a keen understanding and proven ability to employ improvement methodologies.
Able to communicate at all levels of a business, confident and articulate, with accomplished presentation skills.
Possessing the ability to lead a number of important projects, of any size and importance, with a practical and interactive approach able to generate enthusiasm whilst supporting others.
Knowledge on the use of a drawing package such as AutoCAD in addition to the usual suite of Microsoft software is desirable.
Ultimately, you will need to work well with minimal supervision and be capable of prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines.
Keywords
Product Improvement, Process Improvement, Mechanical Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Process Optimisation, Technical Support, Product Trials, Engineering Projects, FMCG, Production Support
INDWIN
Winsearch acts as an employment agency for permanent staff. We recruit for roles based in Engineering and Manufacturing, Food and Drinks, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain and Procurement, and Professional Services. View our latest jobs on our website
and follow us on LinkedIn.
Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!
The UK has now left the European Union. Any EU, EEA or Swiss citizens living in the UK that wish to remain in the UK post Brexit need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Although the closing date for applications was 30th Jun 2021, if you have not yet applied but believe that you would qualify under the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office have confirmed that they will consider late applications. For further information please see (url removed) />
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Circa £40,000 DOE
Monday to Friday
8:30AM to 16:30PM (Flexible)
North Manchester
The Company
A well-established manufacturing business with a strong technical and operational setup. The site runs fast paced processes and requires a practical, hands-on engineer who can support daily activity, problem solving and continuous improvement. The environment is collaborative, quality focused and offers exposure to cross functional teams and multi-site operations. Occasional travel to other sites is required.
The Role
You will support engineering activity across the site, providing technical input into problem solving, process optimisation and improvement projects. The role is hands on and will work closely with production, operations and technical teams to maintain safe, efficient and reliable performance.
You will contribute to engineering projects, support documentation and compliance, and play a key role in day-to-day issue resolution. Monthly travel to other sites is required to support cross site collaboration and technical alignment.
Key Responsibilities
Utilising best practices (Lean, Continuous Improvement principles) to review processes, equipment, and manufacturing capability for efficiency, relevance and performance improvements.
Working with the operations team to troubleshoot problems and improve production processes.
Interpret different types of data from both technical and operational associates.
Optimise processes from the viewpoint of productivity, sustainability and efficiency.
Create and manage innovative process development trials, process simulations and report the results.
Improve product profit margin through quality improvements and raw material evaluations.
Select, manage and control contractors for designated projects, with zero tolerance for Environmental or Health and Safety incidents.
Work closely with other Process Engineers, maintenance and production associates across the site.
The Person
Candidates will be educated to degree level in an Engineering discipline, preferably in a Mechanical- or Chemical-related subject.
Experience in a manufacturing environment where you have successfully used problem solving techniques and have a keen understanding and proven ability to employ improvement methodologies.
Able to communicate at all levels of a business, confident and articulate, with accomplished presentation skills.
Possessing the ability to lead a number of important projects, of any size and importance, with a practical and interactive approach able to generate enthusiasm whilst supporting others.
Knowledge on the use of a drawing package such as AutoCAD in addition to the usual suite of Microsoft software is desirable.
Ultimately, you will need to work well with minimal supervision and be capable of prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines.
Keywords
Product Improvement, Process Improvement, Mechanical Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Process Optimisation, Technical Support, Product Trials, Engineering Projects, FMCG, Production Support
INDWIN
Winsearch acts as an employment agency for permanent staff. We recruit for roles based in Engineering and Manufacturing, Food and Drinks, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain and Procurement, and Professional Services. View our latest jobs on our website
and follow us on LinkedIn.
Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!
The UK has now left the European Union. Any EU, EEA or Swiss citizens living in the UK that wish to remain in the UK post Brexit need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Although the closing date for applications was 30th Jun 2021, if you have not yet applied but believe that you would qualify under the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office have confirmed that they will consider late applications. For further information please see (url removed) />
Many Thanks