Continuous Improvement Engineer / Industrial Engineer/ Process Engineer / Lean Manufacturing Engineer
Aberdeen, UK
12 months contract, Outside IR35 or Permanent
100% Onsite required with standard 37 hours per week
About Quest Global:
Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
Quest Global is seeking an Industrial Engineer to execute continuous improvement strategy, using lean, six sigma & Industrial Engineering capabilities to further develop a continuous improvement culture. This position develops, implements, and supports continuous improvement initiatives to support growth and improved customer satisfaction through operations improvement that includes, but are not limited to safety, capacity planning, resource planning, factory layout, line balancing, simulation and process modelling, labor performance analysis, process mapping, and project management.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Execute the use of Industrial Engineering tools to perform enterprise-wide improvement initiatives.
* Work cross-functionally using Industrial Engineering tools and processes in manufacturing or assembly facilities.
* Study product requirements and determine capital equipment and labour staffing to meet requirements.
* Conduct machine capacity analysis and identify improvement initiatives to increase efficiency (OEE).
* Conduct labour capacity analysis and identify improvement initiatives to increase efficiency & productivity (OLE).
* Gather and analyse historical data, forecasting future demand, assessing available resources, balancing capacity and demand, identifying constraints.
* Develop methods to increase productivity, maximize efficiency and manage human capital more effectively.
* Design layouts of equipment and workspace and improve process flow by participating in and leading Kaizen events.
* Analyse efficiency data to identify opportunities for improvements.
* Participate in Gemba walks, continuous improvement initiatives, standard work development/modification/adherence, flow, takt time attainment, and problem-solving abnormalities causing takt misses.
Support the Lean Transformation:
* Assist in identifying ongoing training needs.
* Engage in Rapid Improvement Events and Value Stream(s).
* Promote a continuous improvement culture change through coaching of employees and leaders to drive lean behaviours and follow the principles and practices of lean manufacturing.
* Track all changes/improvements made to provide Value Stream Leadership/Management the assurance that changes are effective and lasting.
* Execute other tasks and projects, as required.
* Comply with the company's policies and procedures including those related to safety and quality compliance.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 3+ years of prior relevant experience in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing or Systems Engineering, or Operations improvement; in absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes.
* Data mining & manipulation experience with Excel, VBA, SQL, other methods.
* Experience using continuous improvement tools including LEAN, ACE, Six Sigma, CORE etc.
* SAP experience.
* Software/data science & analytics (SQL, Tableau, etc.) experience.
* Strong project management skills.
* Experience with indirect influence, interpersonal, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to drive results.
* Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization.
* Experience/Education with capacity/constraint analysis.
* Experience/Education with discrete event simulation modelling.
* Experience/Education with factory layout and work cell design/optimization.
* Experience/Education with project management.
* Experience/Education with CAD software.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Strong analytical and creative thinking skills.
Working Environments:
Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
This position involves direct support of manufacturing activities and requires spending significant amounts of time in and around factory areas.
Desired Skills:
* Good communication in English (oral & written) & interpersonal skills.
* Customer focus - ability to build and develop customer & supplier relationships.
* Organisational agility.
* Problem-solving ability.
* Logical thinking.
* Effective time management.
* Results driven outlook.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
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