Lean Project Engineer

Lean Project Engineer required by CareerWise Recruitment for our multinational Aerospace client in Shannon, County Clare.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility to support all Continuous Improvement activities.
• 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.
• 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, and 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 standards, policies and procedures.

Education and requirements:

• Degree /Masters in an engineering related discipline or equivalent.
• 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.

Please call James Farrar today for further information on 0872489961 or email: jfarrar@careerwise.ie
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