Graduate Continuous Improvement Engineer - Charlestown, United Kingdom - Heybridge Associates

Heybridge Associates

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Charlestown, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Working hours:

8:30 - 5:00 Mon - Thurs

8:30 - 1:30 Fri

Flexi-time of 30 minutes at either side of the core hours is available Mon - Thurs
Excellent pension scheme and generous company benefits, plus free on-site parking.

Key Responsibilities:

Standard Work Rate Setting / Time & Motion Studies
Identifying key improvements through Product & Process Flow, Value Stream
Mapping, Data analysis and evaluation

Manufacturing Floor Layouts

Promoting of lean practices and principals.
Project Management of key manufacturing and logistics improvements

Essential Experience:

Strong knowledge of Continuous Improvement tools and techniques, such as 6 Sigma, SPC, Kaizen, SMED, 5S, Standard work rate setting.
Good Project Management skills, with proven ability delivering to deadlines and utilisation of Project Management tools and techniques
A good understanding of safety awareness and good IT skills.
Other skills needed include the knowledge required to conduct time and motion studies, identify and map product and process flows through a company, an understanding of Value Stream Mapping, and translating data in to space plans and floor layouts.
Strong problem solver.
Working as part of a team you will be required to support and contribute towards the drive for continuous improvement and support departmental improvements initiatives encompassing People; Safety; Quality; Service & Cost.

Specialist Knowledge/Qualification
Engineering Degree in a related field preferably mechanical bias.

It would be beneficial to have an understanding of computerised planning and scheduling techniques associated with modern manufacturing (Excel and MRP) as is the ability to analyse data in a logical way.