Job Description Salary Up to £55,000 depending on experience Location Woodchester, Glos Renishaw’s Group Manufacturing Service Division are recruiting a Process Improvement Engineering Manager to manage a talented team of Engineers and Technicians at the Woodchester site. The overarching responsibilities are Current Products Assembly Engineering process support and development, for Renishaw’s Industrial Metrology products. This multidisciplinary role includes initiating and implementing strategic improvements, driving proactive and reactive improvement activities, influencing process design, as well as targeting and delivering quality, product cost, and cost avoidance improvements. Responsibilities Be a technical and management leader for a team of 6-10 technical staff, focusing on their support, performance management, personal development, and guiding them to achieve the goals of the department. Have ownership and provide support of all processes within the assigned product families, whilst ensuring a high level of capability and efficiency across this product range supported and developed by your team. Detailed investigation of process problems. You will lead and coordinate between multiple departments and disciplines, playing a key ‘dynamic’ role with high visibility. Delivery of process improvements in an agile, fast-paced environment with challenging deadlines. Maintaining and advancing continuous improvement activities (the elimination of waste, reduction of product cost, and the enhancement of process controls). The focal point and liaison of process improvement communication between product division and support services within the manufacturing services division. Key requirements The minimum of a degree level of education (2:1 or above) in a relevant technical discipline (manufacturing systems, mechanical, systems, or physics). Proven success in the support or development of technical projects / processes. You will be expected to develop a high technical understanding of the products and process (including design intent, performance characteristics, and application). Proven success in managing technical engineering activities (and ideally resources) in a dynamic environment, planning and managing the activities to a successful conclusion. Demonstrate practical awareness of cellular assembly process design, development, and support encompassing effective control and mistake-proofing techniques. Strong communications and negotiation skills. Proven and successful application of structured problem-solving techniques with data driven, fact-based decision making. Desirable requirements Trained to Six sigma green belt level. Previous supervision experience is desirable, but not essential. Person specification The successful candidate will have a strong technical background and will be able to demonstrate success in the support and development of complex, technically challenging assembly processes (demonstrating clear success in delivering to plan in past roles). The candidate must be able to lead and manage a team of technical staff in investigating complex and subtle process problems employing the latest analysis techniques and a sound, structured approach to ensure the correct conclusions are reached. Good communication skills are essential since the role will interface directly with MSD customers with exposure to Director level. A focused approach to waste reduction and product / process cost reduction is a key requirement of the role. Benefits When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites). We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family. Please click here for further information about our benefits. At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement. If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [email protected]. Please click here for further information about diversity and inclusion at Renishaw. Employment Type: Permanent Time Type: Full time Requisition Number: R10268 Process Improvement Engineering Manager (Open) Renishaw is a FTSE 250 global engineering and scientific technology company, with core skills in measurement, motion control, additive manufacturing, healthcare, spectroscopy and manufacturing. We supply products and services that push the boundaries of what is possible in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. We are also a world leader in the field of metal additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where we design and make industrial machines that ‘print' parts from metal powder. We currently have 77 offices in 36 countries, with around 5,200 employees worldwide. Over 3,000 people are employed within the UK where we carry out the majority of our research and development, and manufacturing. With a global presence in a broad range of sectors, we aim to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse global communities we serve. Every year we welcome a wide range of new employees, from apprentices to experienced professionals. By joining Renishaw you will be making a difference to the world in which we live, in a global company that encourages innovation and personal achievement. Our people help us to pursue this purpose so that we can continue to be a world leader in precision technology and deliver on our vision to innovate and transform capabilities in manufacturing, science and healthcare through unparalleled levels of precision, productivity and practicality.

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