Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job Title: Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location: Sandwich, Kent

Salary: DOE

Hours: Week 1: Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45 | Week 2 : Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45 / Friday 08:00 - 16:30

Our Client:

Are a leading provider of advanced electro-optical sensors and precision engineering solutions. With a rich history of over four decades, they specialise in delivering cutting-edge technology to meet the diverse needs of our global clientele. Their commitment to innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction has positioned them as a trusted partner in the defence and aerospace industries.

Role Summary:

Your primary role is to help enhance our clients operational efficiency, reduce costs and drive quality improvements across all areas of the business. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and implement improvement opportunities, apply Lean, Six Sigma, and methodologies, and lead projects that support the organisation's strategic goals.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company profit share scheme
• 9 day working fortnight (every other Friday off)
• Matched pension contributions
• Perkbox Discount Platform
• Free parking onsite
• Staff canteen with vending machines
• Discovery Park discounts
• Death in Service
• Christmas Shutdown

Key responsibilities within your new role would be to:

• Analyse current processes to identify areas for improvement.
• Recommend solutions that drive cost savings, reduce waste and increase productivity.
• Collect, analyse, and report key performance data to track improvement progress and impact.
• Provide insights to leadership through detailed reporting and presentations.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma (where applicable) and other continuous improvement methodologies to streamline workflows, reduce variability and enhance process quality.
• Lead and manage continuous improvement projects from inception to completion, ensuring that timelines, budgets, and goals are met.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
• Provide training and guidance to team members on process improvement tools and methodologies.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by mentoring colleagues and championing best practices.
• Support root cause analysis to address issues in production, quality, or workflow, and implement corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
• Act as a liaison between various departments to ensure alignment on improvement goals and seamless implementation of changes.
• Maintain and support the development of documentation for new processes, policies, work instructions to ensure consistency and standardisation across the organisation.

Experience and skills required for this position:

• Hold a Lean and/or Sigma Certification
• Have a HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
• Have 2+ years of experience in a continuous improvement, process engineering, or quality improvement role (manufacturing experience preferred).
• Use of data analysis, process mapping and root cause analysis.
• The ability to work with cross functional teams.
• Be results-oriented, proactive and have a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Have strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to influence others at alll levels.
• A proven experience in leading cross-functional projects with a track record of successful implementation and measurable results.
• Understand continuous improvement methodologies, problem solving methodologies and lean principles.
• Have effective presentation skills of data and identifying problems area through analysis.
• The ability to understand engineering and manufacturing principles.
• Ideally you will have an understanding of ISO14001, 27001 and AS9100.
• Ideally experience manufacturing in a high value, low volume setting.
• Due to the nature of this business all candidate will be required to undergo security clearance at SC level.

Next steps:

If this sounds like the ideal position for you and you have the experience outlined above, then please apply and you will be contacted by a member of our team if your CV matches our requirements.

If you would like any further information before applying, then please call Ellie (Permanent Consultant) on (phone number removed).

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