Continuous Improvement Leader

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Job description

Continuous Improvement Leader; Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire; £35-40K depending upon experience
One of North Staffordshire's leading engineering organisations whose world-class manufacturing facilities have been recognised by a string of accreditations and awards is recruiting. The company is enjoying growth and expansion in multiple sectors in the post COVID trading environment. They can offer a secure environment with great opportunities to employees with commitment and ambition.
Working within a dedicated CI team, you will be responsible for leading the company's continuous improvement programme, to effectively deliver and achieve the overall business targets and customer requirements. Duties will include:
* Maintain, drive and embed a sustainable LEAN /continuous improvement culture by communicating, training, supporting and coaching of employees across all departments.
* Using LEAN tools to support the delivery of the organisation's strategic objectives.
* Actively lead and encourage the team to use improvement tools and techniques and develop a culture of continuous improvement to effectively deliver improvements to increase productivity, reduce costs and eliminate waste.
* Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Processes and the Quality Management System by coaching and reinforcement of the importance of always delivering a quality product.
* Ensuring that health and safety of operatives is always maintained and that the working practices of the team comply with HS&E policies.
Applicants to this role should have:
* A proven track record of successfully implementing LEAN or working as part of a continuous improvement team within a manufacturing environment (ideally engineering but not essential)
* The ability to identify opportunities for improvement, developing a project plan for implementing improvements and monitoring the new process to ensure it works as intended (PDCA)
* Organised and able to lead/facilitate C.I. events including training of colleagues
* Sound knowledge and practical application of Health and Safety legislation and policies / procedures.
* A HNC level or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic engineering would be desirable.
* Good IT skills.
To view all our current vacancies please visit the Intro Personnel website.
Due to the expected high number of applicants, unfortunately, we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applications