Job Description

Continuous Improvement Lead

Southampton

£45,000 per annum

Join an Innovative company experiencing massive business growth!

Specialising in manufacturing for scientific, analytical and metrology industries this business is looking for a Continuous Improvement Lead to support their production operations with a focus on continuous improvement to optimise productivity and cost reduction.

If you have qualifications and experience in Mechanical or Materials Engineering, or Manufacturing in a high-precision industry, combined with knowledge and experience of Continuous improvement methodologies then we want to hear from you!

About the Role

• Working as a Continuous Improve Lead you will be responsible for:
• Lead and identify AM/CI projects and opportunities for productivity improvement (e.g. yield, value engineering)
• Drive CI frameworks across the business including Standard Work and Visual Factory initiatives
• Attend and represent the site on Corporate AM/CI calls and boards
• Ensure AM/CI input into customer and approval initiatives (ISO9001 Audits, Quality 1st Program)
• Manage and report CI savings and project updates and interface with group AM/CI technology teams
• Research, collaborate and share AM/CI Best Practice from across the business group to benefit the site
• Support and develop integration and implementation of Industry 4.0 standardisation across the business
• Develop the continuous improvement plan by defining short and medium-term areas of progress and ensuring the standardization of processes
• Elaborate action plans by evaluating the relevance and profitability of these actions (return on investment, organizational impact, quality impact, etc.)
• Lead, coordinate and facilitate improvement and problem-solving projects: VSM, Kaizen, 6S, Layouts etc.

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What is in it for you?

In return for your hard work, you will be given:

• Basic salary circa £45k per annum, depending on experience.
• The opportunity to upskill with training
• Pension plan
• Health insurance
• Well-being activities
• Company events and perks
• Employee referral incentive
• Peer-to-peer recognition scheme and long-term service awards

What we need from you:

We need you to demonstrate adaptability and flexibility along with the ability to take responsibility and make decisions. It is vital that you are both a team leader and player.

Strong candidates will have:

• Degree or equivalent in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Engineering or a related discipline
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt qualification
• Relevant experience in implementation and leading operational CI within a manufacturing environment
• Experience in leading and delivering CI training and coaching (VSMs / Kaizen)
• Understanding of ISO 9001:2015 requirements
• Ability to motivate teams and lead change at all levels of the organization
• Experience in using ERP systems (e.g., ORACLE, SAP) and engineering data (cycle times, yields etc)
• Effective facilitation, presentation & problem solving skills
• Tenacious and thorough approach to task completion
• MS Office - PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Visio, Project
• Non-smoker/Non-vaper

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