Continuous Improvement Engineer - Minworth, West Midlands, United Kingdom - Hozelock

Description

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 with a key focus on Manufacturing Excellence. 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:

• Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively customer service and delivery.
• Train and educate the organization in manufacturing excellence 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.
• Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for "right first time" performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.
• Coach & mentor stakeholders on how to reduce "process variation" & make data driven decisions to improve business results.

• Experience working in an manufacturing environment and making process improvements in line with key KPIs.
• Systemic problem solver, implementing solutions to solve root cause problems
• Creates an environment that encourages and rewards teamwork and collaboration, both internally and externally.
• The ability to mentor and develop teams, dealing with culture change.
• Inspires team spirit and loyalty to the organization.
• Working with material flows, Kanban and pull systems.
• Experience with 5S, 8-Wastes and Kaizen events.
• Measuring data, visual management and OEE.
• Sets expectations, tracks and communicates results, and creates environment for accountability for results and actions.
• Understands and uses individual and team development tools and techniques.
• Experience in Lean Implementation / delivery.
• Demonstrable high impact analysis skills, fluent in analysis tools such as excel.
• Experience leading Kaizen events in a manufacturing environment.
• An adaptable, approachable nature.
• Hands on attitude, passionate for making impactful changes to processes.
• Effective in small and large group sessions.
• Assertive, energetic, and a self-starter