Process Improvement Engineer

Premier Technical Recruitment • Permanent • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom • £45,000 - £50,000 / year • 9h ago

Production Process Engineer / Process Improvement Engineer

Near Coleshill, Birmingham

to c£50k neg dep exp

Our client has been established for almost 40 years and are recognised market leaders in the design and development, manufacture and distribution of an impressive portfolio of solutions for supply throughout the world, and as a result of continued success and an ongoing programme of strategic growth for 2026 and beyond, are now looking to recruit an experienced, hands-on and proactive Process Improvement Engineer to complement their highly successful manufacturing team.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and based near Coleshill, the Production Process Improvement Engineer will be responsible for developing, improving and sustaining manufacturing processes across cutting, pressing, tin plating and assembly operations and focused on improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), driving Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives, reducing scrap, improving throughput and ensuring robust operator training standards.

Taking a lead role in the specification, procurement, installation and commissioning of new automated machinery and production line layouts, as Process Improvement Engineer you will drive improvements in OEE across all manufacturing processes, analysing and improving manufacturing cycle times to increase throughput, leading scrap reduction initiatives using structured problem-solving methodologies, identifying and eliminating causes of downtime across cutting, pressing, plating and assembly operations and developing and sustaining CI initiatives aligned with company strategy.

You will support quality improvement through process control, RCA and corrective actions and design, develop and optimise manufacturing layouts to improve flow, safety and efficiency, as well as leading procurement activities for new automated machinery including specification development, supplier selection, technical evaluation through to Installation and commissioning. After successful validation and performance sign-off you will develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and process documentation and will ensure that robust operator training plans are developed, implemented and sustained, utilising data-driven methodologies to diagnose problems, collect and analyse data, implement solutions and sustain improvements.

It is envisaged that the successful Production Process Improvement Engineer candidate will have at least 3 years' experience gained in a Production / Process Engineering role within a manufacturing arena and demonstrate proven experience in a metal processing environment (cutting, pressing, plating, assembly preferred). Realistically you will be qualified to at least HNC level or above in a relevant Manufacturing or Production Engineering discipline with strong knowledge of the MS suite of packages and experience with SAP or other ERP systems.

You will additionally possess good experience in the use of 3D CAD and CAM (CREO Parametric preferred) and AutoCAD experience for layout design. Additionally you will possess experience of supporting automation projects and capital equipment procurement along with experience in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar CI methodologies, with knowledge of OEE improvement tools and structured problem-solving techniques (8D, DMAIC, etc.) proving distinctly advantageous.

Contact the Manufacturing Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email your cv in confidence to (url removed) for further details.