Continuous Improvement Engineer

Continuous Improvement Engineer

North West 

Up to £40K

RPS are currently working in conjunction with a high growth automotive parts manufacturer in Lancashire who are looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to provide CI support to all areas of the business.
Continuous Improvement Engineer role;
- Coach colleagues in the use of CI tools to support individuals’ development and improve operational performance.

- Display a strong CI mentality, which inspires colleagues to drive continuous improvement culture in their areas.

- Provide day to day support with the use of Lean tools & techniques such as; Standard Work, Visual Management, Creative Problem Solving, Value Stream Maps, Workplace Organisation (6S), Plan-Do-Check-Act, Takt Time, 5 Why, Fishbone, Kanban, Line Balancing etc.

- Implementation of Lean tools to streamline operational tasks, solve issues and non-conformance.

- Manage and introduce the Company 6S programme, running 6S workshops and actively encouraging and promoting 6S principles throughout the business.
Your experience;
 - Previous experience in a manufacturing/process/industrial engineer role

- Understanding of lean / CI processes - Takt time reduction, 6S, value steam mapping

- Experience of working across multiple depts

- Six Sigma Green Belt (non-essential)
If you feel that you meet the above criteria for this Continuous Improvement Engineer role and want to learn more about the role/company, please apply today and one of our consultants will be in touch to discuss in more detail.