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Machine Shop Continuous Improvement Engineer
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leicester, United-Kingdom
Location
leicester
Posted
June 08, 2026
Commute
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Job Description
We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our Machine Shop. Reporting to the Machine Shop Manager, you will be required to support with planning, liaise with a cross-functional team in order to deliver productivity and capacity targets, support continuous improvement, quality and use data to drive operational development.
This role would be consuming ~20% of weekly working hours with 80% still to deliver direct labour hours.
Main Duties/Responsibilities
- Continuous Improvement Program & Governance
- Contribute to Kaizen events and daily/weekly Gemba walks; champion 5S, visual management, and waste elimination.
- Process Engineering & Time Reduction
- Conduct time studies and batch quantities to improve accuracy of planned job times, highlighting opportunities for direct cost savings.
- Identify and implement productivity improvements that leads to reduced planned times.
- Develop process cap...