At a Glance
- Tasks: Support new machinery and product launches while driving continuous improvement across the site.
- Company: Established food manufacturing business with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, Monday to Friday hours, and hands-on experience.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Be a key player in exciting projects and make a real impact in food production.
- Qualifications: Hands-on engineering experience in manufacturing and knowledge of continuous improvement.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Commutable from March, Chatteris, Whittlesey, Wisbech, Ramsey and Peterborough
Salary: c.£50,000
Hours: Monday to Friday, days
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established food manufacturing business for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to support new machinery, product launches, and ongoing CI activity across site. You'll act as a key stakeholder across projects, from new machines and launches to new SKUs, staying close to customer trials and visits. You'll also be a go-between for the engineering team, stepping in hands-on when needed while keeping your own skills sharp.
What you'll be doing:
- Acting as a stakeholder across projects: new machines, launches, and new SKUs
- Being present at launches, and understanding customer trials and visits
- Acting as a go-between, stepping in for engineers when needed
- Keeping hands-on skills current through RCA and CI work on existing machines
- Taking a pragmatic approach, picking off low-hanging fruit and getting hands dirty where needed
What we're looking for:
- A hands-on engineering background within manufacturing or food production
- Experience with root cause analysis and continuous improvement
- Comfortable working across projects and on the shop floor
- A pragmatic, proactive approach to problem-solving
Get in touch with Oli Edwards to find out more.
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