Continuous Improvement Engineer Dungannon up to £45,000 Vickerstock is working in partnership with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Continuous Improvement Engineer to support operational excellence, process optimisation and business performance.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a passion for continuous improvement to drive meaningful change across a manufacturing environment, identifying opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency and deliver sustainable cost savings.
Working closely with cross-functional teams and senior management, you will lead improvement projects, implement Lean methodologies and help foster a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
What’s on offer:
- Salary up to £45,000 per annum
- Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week
- Enhanced Company Sick Pay and family leave policies.
- 5% employer pension contribution.
- Death in Service benefit (2 x annual salary).
- Additional annual leave after 5 years’ service.
- Further benefits including Women in Business membership, Diversity Mark accreditation, charity initiatives and company social events.
Your day to day: Reporting to the Business Process Improvement Manager, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing waste, improving efficiency, increasing production output and delivering cost savings.
Working across the business, you will use Lean methodologies, data analysis and root cause techniques to identify opportunities, improve processes and drive operational performance.
- Lead CI projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring agreed timescales and objectives are achieved.
- Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve efficiency, increase throughput and deliver cost savings.
- Analyse processes, production data and operational KPIs to identify bottlenecks and implement improvements.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and engage stakeholders to deliver improvement initiatives.
- Develop business cases, facilitate CI workshops and support the implementation of improvement plans.
- Coach and support colleagues in Lean, Kaizen and continuous improvement techniques.
- Monitor project progress, report on results and maintain the continuous improvement pipeline.
Your Essentials
- Practical knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis.
- Experience managing projects from planning through to completion.
- Ability to lead, motivate and coach cross-functional teams.
- Experience within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
And even better if you have these but by no means a deal breaker
- Lean Six Sigma qualification or currently working towards one.
- Experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
- Experience facilitating CI workshops and process mapping.
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
Your next step: At Vickerstock, we specialise in connecting talented professionals with opportunities across Northern Ireland and beyond. We take pride in building long-term relationships with both candidates and clients, providing a professional, knowledgeable and approachable recruitment experience.
If you are interested in exploring this opportunity further, please get in touch with Paul Muir at Vickerstock for a confidential discussion.
Please note: This job description is intended as a guide to the role and its responsibilities. Duties may evolve in line with the company’s strategic direction and operational requirements.
Skills:CI Engineer Lean Methodologies Six Sigma Haizen
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