Continuous Improvement Engineer

Title: Continuous Improvement Engineer Day Shift- Galway

Department: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Galway, Ireland

Purpose

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing strategies to enhance operational efficiency, reduce waste, and improve product quality. This role leverages Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies to drive sustainable improvements across production and business processes.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Develop and deliver programs improving efficiency and quality in day-to-day operations within the facility
• Provide mentorship within the Organisation to integrate Lean methodology within the manufacturing and Support functions
• Provide tactical coaching on Lean methodology and Continuous Improvement Techniques (Six Sigma, etc.)
• Continuously challenges the status Quo, understood as a day-to-day activity within the plant
• Play an active role in the identification and achievement of cost reductions on an annual basis
• Develop and maintain KPIs with the aim of meeting or exceeding annual objectives
• Report Plant Continuous Improvement performance to site and company management.
• Interact with the global team with a view to sharing and obtaining knowledge that can be used to drive improvements in Efficiency, Quality and Innovation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of improvements.
• Monitor KPIs and report progress to senior management.
• Train and mentor staff on new processes and improvement methodologies.
• Support new product development and process scale-up initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related field).
• 3+ years of experience in process improvement, manufacturing, or operations.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, and other CI tools.
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred.
• Proficient in data analysis tools (Excel, Minitab, Tableau, etc.).

Skills:

• Analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making.
• Process mapping and optimisation.
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Change management and coaching.