Foundry Process Improvement Engineer

Process Improvement Engineer

Stourbridge

£28,000 to £35,000 + Bonus + Holidays + Bank Holidays + Pension + Company Benefits

DAYS BASED ROLE. Monday to Friday

ARE YOU A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER WITH A BACKGROUND IN A FOUNDRY ENVIRONMENT?

Process Improvement Engineer required for a specialist manufacturer who are well established in their industry. They are renowned for producing high quality products for a wide range of sectors.

The role would suit process engineers or process improvement engineers from a foundry, castings or metallurgical background. Applicants will ideally have experience working in a ductile iron environment. You must have a proven track record in engineering process improvement and optimising yield.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will be responsible for process improvement and optimisation. You will work to minimise internal and external scrap and strive to develop methodologies that produce sound quality castings. Within this role you will pioneer process design modifications to enhance the product quality, reduce lead times, tooling and manufacturing costs. You will work closely with the quality team to reduce cost of manufacturer and to eliminate the need to re-work castings. You will liaise with subcontract tooling engineers, pattern shops, customers, machinists and sub contractors of VFL castings.

This is a great opportunity to work within a varied role within a company who supply their products to world class manufacturers.

Process Improvement Engineer

*Process Improvements and optimisation within a foundry environment

*Minimising internal and external scrap

*Striving to develop methodologies to produce sound quality castings

*Process design modifications to enhance product quality, reduce lead times, tooling and manufacturing costs

*Liaison with both internal and external stakeholders

*Monday to Friday. DAYS

Process Improvement Engineer

*Must have experience as a process engineer or process improvement engineer

*Will ideally transfer from a foundry or metallurgy background

*A proven track record in engineering process improvement and optimising yield

*Engineers with experience working within a ductile iron environment will have a considerable advantage and are encouraged to apply