💼 Full-Time Position

Machine Shop Continuous Improvement Engineer

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AMETEK
📍 leicester, england, United-Kingdom
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Location
leicester, United-Kingdom
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Posted
June 08, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our Machine Shop. Reporting to the Machine Shop Manager, you will be required to support with planning, liaise with a cross-functional team in order to deliver productivity and capacity targets, support continuous improvement, quality and use data to drive operational development.

This role would be consuming ~20% of weekly working hours with 80% still to deliver direct labour hours.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

  • Continuous Improvement Program & Governance
  • Contribute to Kaizen events and daily/weekly Gemba walks; champion 5S, visual management, and waste elimination.
  • Process Engineering & Time Reduction
  • Conduct time studies and batch quantities to improve accuracy of planned job times, highlighting opportunities for direct cost savings.
  • Identify and implement productivity improvements that leads to reduced planned times.
  • Develop process cap...