Production Process Engineer

Production Process Engineer

Castle Donington, Derbyshire

Are you passionate about continuous improvement and process efficiency? Do you want to play a key role in helping a growing employee-owned manufacturing business achieve its lean, quality and productivity goals?

We are looking for an experienced Production Process Engineer to join our manufacturing team in Castle Donington, specialising in the assembly of medical equipment. This is a practical role for someone who is passionate about continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and developing efficient, world-class production processes.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the continuous improvement roadmap for production, proactively identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, efficiency and cost. We are looking for someone who challenges existing ways of working, brings fresh ideas, and delivers measurable improvements rather than simply maintaining current processes.

The Benefits

- Starting salary in the region of £48,000, depending on experience

- Contributory pension scheme

- 33 days annual leave entitlement

- Discounts and cashback on shopping, supermarkets, and holidays

- Salary Sacrifice Schemes, including Cycle to Work

- Great training, support and mentorship

- Birthday gift

- Death in Service benefit provided

- Be a part of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) and the associated benefits of having a stake in the company

The Role

Your main responsibilities will be:

- Lead and own continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing operation and implement Lean Manufacturing tools, including 5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, Visual Management and Value Stream Mapping.

- Proactively identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, efficiency and cost.

- Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, work instructions and standard operating procedures.

- Work closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain and R&D to ensure products are designed for efficient manufacture and existing products continue to be improved.

- Investigate production issues, identify root causes and implement permanent corrective actions.

- Collaborate with Quality and R&D in the investigation of product issues, identification of root causes and implementation of permanent corrective actions.

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