Job Title: Continuous Improvement Engineer
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
About us:
Responsive Engineering Ltd provides a complete diverse, end-to-end manufacturing capabilities under one roof. Utilising technology and highly skilled employees, we provide discreet components or full-service offerings to our customers to a very high standard. As a company, we value wellbeing, driven individuals who work well together, ensuring trusted partnerships with a strong sense of ambition. Our ideal candidate will embody these values and demonstrate a commitment to promoting a safe, positive and supportive work environment.
We are committed to being first in line, when it comes to taking responsibility for complex manufacturing solutions and to be recognised for customer and employee excellence. Overall, Responsive Engineering Ltd is dedicated to delivering manufacturing engineered solutions that meet the needs of our customers, while upholding our values of wellbeing, driven, togetherness, ambition, and trusted partnerships.
About the Role:
We currently have a vacancy for an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer to join the Newcastle team to champion a Continuous Improvement culture, developing systems and processes to facilitate the company growth plans.
Reporting into the QHSE Manager and working alongside the Senior Management team, the Continuous Improvement Engineer will be responsible for driving a continuous improvement culture, developing the businesses skills and capabilities through new system, process, and coaching implementation. The role will support the business in identification of strategic improvement priorities and will deploy modern fit for purpose CI tools to enable the improvements to be recognised.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality, customer service and delivery.
- Train and educate the organisation and implement continuous improvement methodologies including but not limited to 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, OEE and others.
- Drive and manage a continuous improvement culture change with the business staff when implementing lean and CI tools.
- Responsible for supporting the business in identifying and maximising improvement opportunities, including tracking downtime results, improving data integrity and developing improvement plans based on the data.
- Plan and monitor progress to check if changes yield desirable results.
- Supports safety as a top priority – in training, job design, ergonomics, and regulatory compliance.
- Ensure product quality. Establish and manage systems for “right first time” performance and incorporate this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.
- Coach & mentor stakeholders on how to reduce “process variation” & make data driven decisions to improve business results.
- Partner with HR leadership on broader training plans and processes.
You will need:
- To be a Systemic problem solver, implementing solutions to solve root cause problems.
- Create an environment that encourages and rewards teamwork and collaboration, both internally and externally.
- The ability to mentor and develop teams, dealing with culture change.
- Inspire team spirit and loyalty to the organization.
- Measuring data, visual management and OOE.
- Set expectations, track and communicate results, and create an environment for accountability for results and actions.
- Understand and use individual and team development tools and techniques.
- Demonstrable high impact analysis skills, fluent in analysis tools such as excel.
Skills and Experience:
- Engineering degree or HNC/D in mechanical Engineering or similar relevant discipline.
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt or above.
- Experience working in multi-disciplined sub-contracting manufacturing engineering environment and making process improvements in line with key KPIs.
- Proven experience working: DFMA/FMEA/Process Control Methods
- Experience working with material flows, Kanban and pull systems.
- Experience with 5S, 8-Wastes and Kaizen events.
- Experience in Lean Implementation / delivery.
- Experience leading Kaizen events in a manufacturing environment.
We offer an attractive employment package, including:
- 25 days holidays per year + Bank Holidays
- Company Pension Scheme
- Death in Service life insurance scheme
- Personal Injury scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work
- Referral programme (up to £750)
- Onsite parking
- Early finish on a Friday
- Onsite canteen and takeaway
Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Manufacturing, Engineering, Mechanical Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement Manager, CI Lead, CI, Qualified Assessor, Learning and Development and Training and Development may also be considered for this role.
