Our Client is part of a large European-based aviation network. They are seeking a Lean Project Engineer to join their wide and dynamic team.
Reporting to: Operations – OCI
Terms: 12 Month Fulltime Contract
General Responsibilities
- Responsibility to support all Continuous Improvement activities within the company.
- Support audits of the TPM/6S activities within the Company.
- Support Engineering in driving process improvement
- Drive and support the structured problem solving process (Kaizen, A3, 6 Sigma).
- Support all NPI activities from a Lean perspective.
- Challenge established thinking to drive performance improvement.
- Support Standard Work and Set-up improvement activities and provide mentorship for responsible product engineers.
Duties and Responsibilities
The company will carry out a significant transformation of its Production hall in 2024 and the Lean Project Engineer will be expected to play a leading role in the hands-on management and reporting of the transformation. This will include, but is not limited to the following:
- Planning, steering and monitoring of project activities (E.g. timelines, resources, budget & dependencies, etc.) including identification and mitigation of risks to progress.
- KPI and status reporting at project and/or sub-project level – dates, milestones and delivery.
- Establish an effective communications plan to ensure transparency of progress.
- Liaise with Facilities, Maintenance, Production, Engineering & Quality as required.
- Support and drive all lean initiatives within the company – 6S/TPM, Standard work, set-up reductions, Value Stream mapping, etc.
- Manage all projects under your responsibility to excellence level
- Adhere to all company standards, policies and procedures.
Person Specification
The successful candidate should fulfil the following requirements:
- 5-7 years’ experience working in a similar role in a multinational environment.
- Proven ability in the implementation of Lean/Six sigma methodologies and processes.
- Experience of leading and motivating a team within a fast paced and continually evolving environment.
- Demonstrated Planning and Project Management ability.
- Ability to identify potential barriers to the success of a project.
- Demonstrated expertise in the some or all of the following areas- Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen events, SMED, TPM, schedule management, visual communication techniques.
- Ability to work closely with other functional departments.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and barriers.
- Diplomacy and negotiating ability.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proven ability to drive continuous improvement using leadership and motivational tools.
Education:
- Degree /Masters in an engineering related discipline or equivalent.
Skills:
Six sigma, Project engineer, Mechanical engineer
