Senior Industrial Engineer

Senior Industrial Engineer Huddersfield (hybrid) initially 6-month contract £33.57 per hour Certain Advantage are working in partnership with a prestigious manufacturing organisation operating within the automotive sector who are looking to hire a Senior Industrial Engineer. Summary: You will spend time on the shop floor observing current processes, identifying areas of waste, and improving equipment and workflows to reduce inefficiencies. Your responsibilities: * Lead work studies and standard work methods for both new and existing production lines. * Oversee projects to design and implement manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with safety requirements, manufacturing goals, business objectives, and product specifications. * Apply manufacturing principles and practices to enhance equipment and process efficiency. * Ensure the application of standards while developing new manufacturing standards. * Communicate with and influence key external stakeholders, business leaders, and cross-functional team members. * Collaborate with internal and external resources on specific project assignments. * Demonstrate advanced knowledge of manufacturing principles. * Build and maintain relationships, coaching key stakeholders as needed. And a few things you should know: * Apply ergonomic standards, guidelines, controls, and tools to minimise ergonomic risks for employees in the workplace. * Analyse individual and machine work activities to optimise operating time, balance work distribution, and adapt to changes in customer demand while improving manufacturing processes. * Design operator workstations that are safe, ergonomic, and conducive to productivity, while considering cost, quality, and delivery to ensure an efficient work environment. * Create detailed manufacturing procedures in the correct sequence to ensure all stakeholders follow standardised processes for continuity and consistency. * Design or modify manufacturing processes by considering equipment, human interactions, production steps, and facility requirements to reduce waste and process time. During an interview, we might ask you about: * Your knowledge/ experience of time study * Are you confident with using synthetic data for standard times (MOST, MTM, or similar) * Have ever worked with Excel / AutoCAD Please apply if you feel you have the right skill set or ask for Lukas on (phone number removed) quoting number 75297