Senior Staff Engineer, Continuous Improvement 

Carrigtwohill, Cork 

Position Summary: 

We’re looking for an experienced Continuous Improvement professional to lead key Lean and Six Sigma initiatives that drive efficiency, quality and performance across our operations. 

In this role, you’ll act as a technical leader, designing, implementing and sustaining process improvements that make a real impact on cost and productivity. You’ll take ownership of major projects, coach others in Lean methodologies, and help build a culture of operational excellence. 

You’ll help shape how we design, build and continuously improve what we do. This is a chance to lead meaningful change, develop processes and systems that deliver results. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Lead investigations, analysis, and implementation of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to improve lead time, productivity, first pass yield, and cost performance. 

• Manage and deliver significant improvement projects through the PMO, ensuring results are both measurable and sustainable. 

• Lead value stream mapping (VSM) and lean lighthouse projects that align with site and business strategy. 

• Partner closely with engineering, quality, and operations to support technology development, process optimization, and automation initiatives. 

• Develop and implement best practices and standards for Industrial Engineering. 

• Provide development and guidance in problem solving for assigned co-op, technicians and engineers. 

• Support and lead Kaizen and waste elimination projects that deliver meaningful value to the business. 

• Guide teams in Lean fundamentals, VSM, SMED, and work measurement techniques, ensuring improvements stick. 

• Collaborate on layout design and process changes to ensure alignment with Lean principles and optimised flow. 

• Lead and participate in cross-functional and cross-divisional CI initiatives. 

• Provide technical and cultural leadership in promoting a continuous improvement mindset across teams. 

What You’ll Need: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field (advanced degree a plus). 

• Proven record of leading and implementing Lean and CI projects, not just facilitating but delivering real, quantifiable improvements. 

• Strong understanding of Lean tools (e.g. VSM, Kaizen, SMED etc.) 

• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification (Master Black Belt a plus). 

• Experience setting up new CI programs or frameworks from the ground up. 

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