Process Engineer

The Company

Our client is a market leading manufacturing company; due to growth they are now looking to recruit a Process Engineer.

The Role

• The Process Engineer will aid the supporting function in all Production areas of process and quality, including goods in and despatch.
• This role will report directly to the Process Engineering Manager. Whilst working closely with the Production Section Leaders and QA Engineering team.
• Responsible for ensuring that all safety requirements are clearly stated in the relevant Production SOPs.
• Constant review and improvement to ensure effective and efficient process re-engineering, training, piece-part flow etc.
• Recommend, innovate and implement revised methods and processes to ensure labour costs are in line with the Business objectives.
• SOPs: Take ownership and lead for the creation and management of all product and process SOP’s. Ensuring control and adherence within the manufacturing environment (Cross functional sign off).
• Promote a culture which ensures discipline of standards and expectations are followed and met at all times.
• Roll out training programmes for all new processes introduced.
• Ensure all manufacturing activities to be covered by an SOP and objective assessment..
• Ensure continuous improvement in quantity of process.
• New Product Introduction: Take a lead role to ensure the team actively progress all NPI’s relative to their responsible product areas.
• Process change management: Ensure all changes made to process’s are captured via the management of change system.

The Person

• Will have relevant experience as a similar role.
• Proven experience of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and business improvement tools and techniques.
• Working knowledge of FMEA, 8D, Ishikawa diagrams, 5-why, and SPC.
• Experience of working to stringent audited ISO quality standards.
• Experience of transforming manual processes to automated and from batch to single piece flow.
• Degree Educated in a relevant field or relevant experience with equivalent qualifications (HND / HNC) .
• Hands-on Six Sigma experience, Green Belt qualification is highly desirable.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.