Analysis Engineer - Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Entech Technical Solutions Limited

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    Continuous Improvement Engineer
    Onsite in Leamington Spa


    This role is suitable for candidates with previous experience as a Manufacturing Engineer with a proven background working in a machine shop with extensive knowledge of tooling, CNC machine tools including multi-tasking, - axis, universal - grinding, gear grinding and shaping.


    Key accountabilities:

    • Working within the Continuous Improvement team you will ensure that all production orders are 'machine ready' to ensure schedule adherence.
    • Proactively work alongside Manufacturing, Operations, Quality functions and suppliers to maintain and enhance processes.
    • You will actively contribute to annual cost save, emissions reduction and shop floor recovery targets.

    Additional/special features of the role:

    • Own, complete, report out and handover to operations any CI projects assigned to you.
    • Maintain an active shop-floor presence promoting and encouraging lean principles.
    • Reporting back and reacting to manufacturing issues from production and ad hoc meetings.
    • Work alongside operations and manufacturing to ensure smooth NPI transition to production.
    • Working alongside all other functions in DFM and PFMEA for new projects.
    • Actively assist all CI team members in closing projects on time.
    • Identify potential improvement activities.
    • Support Operations with day to day issue resolution.
    • Mentor and engage with operators to encourage an improvement culture.
    • Maintain a Teamwork approach and actively share knowledge with peers.
    • Liaise with Quality Engineers to ensure improvements to our Total Cost of Quality, On Time in Full, delivery and other KPIs.
    • Act on key manufacturing performance metrics.
    • Knowledge of niche volume manufacturing environment.
    • Lean manufacturing skills, 8D, 5 Why and 6 sigma knowledge.
    • Data analysis skills would be advantageous.
    • Experience of machining a wide range of precision components with complex routings and multiple operations.
    Desirable Experience


    Experience of working in a precision, small batch, low volume production environment (Automotive / Aerospace / Defence or similar industry).

    Gear form manufacturing knowledge/experience.
    Heat Treatment knowledge/experience.
    CAD/CAM programming experience.
    3D modelling experience.
    Multi spindle machining experience/knowledge