Continuous Improvement Engineer

• 5456
• Luxfer MEL Technologies
• Swinton, Greater Manchester
• Permanent, Full Time
• In region of £28,000 to £32,000 + attractive benefits

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Luxfer MEL Technologies is a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of Magnesium and Zirconium based products and services to technology industries worldwide. Our high-value solutions help to improve people’s lives, keep them safer, and make their work more productive.

We are a forward-thinking business with approximately 300 employees across the UK and US.

The Role – Continuous Improvement Engineer

Reporting to the Engineering Continuous Improvement Manager, as a Continuous Improvement Engineer your responsibilities will involve the planning of engineering shutdowns, supporting the Engineering Stores Inventory Controller and administering the Engineering Computerised Maintenance Management System.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting HSE and Quality teams to address any audit actions, customer complaints or other corrective or preventative actions relevant to the department
• Liaising with contractors, production leaders and the engineering department to plan and execute engineering shutdown work across the site
• Identifying and building kitting lists to allow PPM work to flow efficiently
• Analysing shutdown workflows to reduce the length of plant outage while maintaining equipment efficiently
• Providing cover for and assisting the current Inventory Controller to carry out transactional data in SAP, booking inventory out etc.
• Identifying critical inventory and removing obsolete items
• Linking inventory items to assets in use on plant
• Assisting with routine cycle counts
• Identifying critical plant assets and developing a planned maintenance regime to maximise production uptime
• Writing or updating existing Standard Operating Procedures to underpin each PPM schedule
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of the Agility CMMS
• Driving the integration of Agility with SAP
• Moving Agility from a predominantly frequency-based CMMS system to a run time and condition-based system, this could include the automatic generation of work orders by the assets on plant
• Developing and providing bespoke reports

The Package

As the Continuous Improvement Engineer, you’ll be working at our site in Swinton (Greater Manchester) and will benefit from:

• Permanent contract, working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
• Salary in the region of £28,000 to £32,000
• Personal development opportunities with paid allowances based on responsibilities. e.g. First Aid, Team Leader, part of Emergency Response Team, Internal Auditor
• Potential to earn annual bonus
• Generous holiday package
• Company pension
• Participate in company share option scheme
• Free on-site parking

Our Requirements – Continuous Improvement Engineer

• A background in an engineering discipline
• A recognised Engineering qualification
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System
• Confident using Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
• High level of attention to detail and ability to spot opportunities for improvement
• Ability to communicate effectively with contractors and colleagues at all levels
• Willingness to undertake further training and development
• Self-motivated with ability to use own initiative, prioritise tasks and work well under pressure
• Good time management skills in order to meet tight deadlines
• Team player who demonstrates a high level of commitment, adopts a flexible and positive approach

Although not essential, the following is desirable:

• Good understanding of planned maintenance and work scheduling
• Knowledge of TPM methodologies
• Experience of inventory control and project management
• Experience working within an engineering stores environment
• Familiarity with the Agility CMMS system and SAP
• Forklift truck licence

More about us:

We are an innovative technology driven business where Customer First, Integrity, Accountability, Innovation, Personal Development and Teamwork are our core values. At Luxfer we are passionate about what we do; the products we develop and manufacture and our long-term partnership with our customers.

All applications for this Continuous Improvement Engineer vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions.