Process Improvement Engineering Manager

Overview

In this role you lead a team of 6–10 engineers and technicians within Renishaw’s Manufacturing Services, owning and advancing assembly processes for Industrial Metrology products. You drive strategic improvements, coordinate across departments, and deliver quality, cost, and process-control gains in a fast-paced environment. You’ll shape process design, waste reduction, and cost avoidance while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet ambitious deadlines. This is an opportunity to influence manufacturing excellence and product performance at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• 9% non-contributory pension
• discretionary annual bonus
• hybrid working policy
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance policy (12x annual salary)
• Cycle to Work scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a technical team of 6–10 staff, focusing on performance, development, and achievement of department goals
• Own and support processes within assigned product families ensuring high capability and efficiency
• Investigate process problems and coordinate cross-functionally across departments
• Deliver agile, time-bound process improvements and continue CI activities (waste elimination, cost reduction, process controls)
• Act as the communication liaison for process improvement between product division and support services within the division
• Guide and influence process design and implementation to meet product performance and cost targets

Key requirements

• Degree level education in manufacturing systems, mechanical, systems, or physics (2:1 or above)
• Proven track record in supporting or developing technical projects/processes
• Strong technical understanding of products and processes, including design intent and performance
• Experience managing technical engineering activities and resources in a dynamic environment
• Understanding of cellular assembly process design, development, and control/Mistake-proofing
• Strong communications and negotiation skills
• Proven use of structured problem-solving with data-driven decision making

• Strong communication
• Negotiation
• Structured problem-solving
• Process design and improvement
• Cellular assembly process design
• Data-driven decision making

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