Site Engineer (Continuous Improvement)
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Barton-upon-Humber
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 27 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 25 Dec 2018
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Bates & Bradshaw are working in partnership with Wren Kitchens who are based in South Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire and they are a leading manufacturing business who supply bespoke products across the UK. Wren are offering fantastic opportunities to join this progressive and forward thinking company whose mission is to be the market leader in their industry.
Critical purpose of role:
* To Improve manufacturing and process efficiencies
* Continuous improvement and cost savings of all woodworking processes.
Main responsibilities:
* Work with the Site Engineering Manager on plant critical Assessments, life cycle analysis.
* Assist in plant operations contributing towards improving manufacturing and process efficiencies through the use of CI techniques.
* Working Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques, such as Six Sigma, 5s & Kaizen
* Responsible for Time Studies- recording process times accurately, including collating data and issuing standard times for the relevant personnel.
* Future & Budget Manning and Capacity Studies
* Check through Process layouts & process routes to improve efficiency
* Participating in continuous improvement Activities for cost savings and lean manufacturing, including Line/Process Manning levels.
* Increasing Throughput and capacity across lines and equipment
* Improve quality and Right First Time Pass rate & increase yields & reduce waste
* Look into Line/Process Efficiencies, including small loss illumination & reduction in changeover times of processes
* Deliver presentations to Higher and Middle Management
* Set-up Training courses for production/maintenance staff for improving production & maintenance efficiencies
* Help with Maintenance for Root Cause Analysis 8D training and assessments.
* Set-up Statistical Process Control (SPC) on Processes and Line Machines to ensure process operating within the required Parameters & Tolerances.
* Able to communicate across cross functional teams to assist operational & maintenance issues
* Manage Small Multi-skilled Maintenance Team for carrying out checks and support to maintenance
Desired Skills & Knowledge:
* HNC Level education in an Engineering Discipline
* PC Literacy/IT skills
* 4 years Manufacturing Engineering experience within an Engineering Environment
* Creating BOM's & Methods (Route Cards)
* Supporting NPDI introduction
* Implementing Improvements - Cost reductions/ productivity improvements
* Improving product cost of Quality
* KPI's metrics/ measures such as OEE
* Lean tools & Techniques such as 6S/ SMED/ VSM
Critical purpose of role:
* To Improve manufacturing and process efficiencies
* Continuous improvement and cost savings of all woodworking processes.
Main responsibilities:
* Work with the Site Engineering Manager on plant critical Assessments, life cycle analysis.
* Assist in plant operations contributing towards improving manufacturing and process efficiencies through the use of CI techniques.
* Working Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques, such as Six Sigma, 5s & Kaizen
* Responsible for Time Studies- recording process times accurately, including collating data and issuing standard times for the relevant personnel.
* Future & Budget Manning and Capacity Studies
* Check through Process layouts & process routes to improve efficiency
* Participating in continuous improvement Activities for cost savings and lean manufacturing, including Line/Process Manning levels.
* Increasing Throughput and capacity across lines and equipment
* Improve quality and Right First Time Pass rate & increase yields & reduce waste
* Look into Line/Process Efficiencies, including small loss illumination & reduction in changeover times of processes
* Deliver presentations to Higher and Middle Management
* Set-up Training courses for production/maintenance staff for improving production & maintenance efficiencies
* Help with Maintenance for Root Cause Analysis 8D training and assessments.
* Set-up Statistical Process Control (SPC) on Processes and Line Machines to ensure process operating within the required Parameters & Tolerances.
* Able to communicate across cross functional teams to assist operational & maintenance issues
* Manage Small Multi-skilled Maintenance Team for carrying out checks and support to maintenance
Desired Skills & Knowledge:
* HNC Level education in an Engineering Discipline
* PC Literacy/IT skills
* 4 years Manufacturing Engineering experience within an Engineering Environment
* Creating BOM's & Methods (Route Cards)
* Supporting NPDI introduction
* Implementing Improvements - Cost reductions/ productivity improvements
* Improving product cost of Quality
* KPI's metrics/ measures such as OEE
* Lean tools & Techniques such as 6S/ SMED/ VSM