Plant Support Engineer Portsmouth Placement (13 months)
Core
Support Industrial Management and Key product Owners to define and deliver a 12-month improvement plan for the Portsmouth site, focusing on reducing costs and improving efficiency through Lean methodologies.
Role type
Undergraduate placement in Industrial Management and Operational Excellence
Builds
Production dashboards, KPI visualisation, and standardised Lean processes
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing and Operational Excellence
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Practical Problem Solving, Kaizen workshops, visual management, improvement project experience, basic coding/scripting
Preferred skills
Creative thinking, proactive attitude, open-mindedness
Technologies
Lean methodologies (5S, Visual management, VSM, Flow Analysis, KPIs)
Responsibilities
Define and deliver a 12-month improvement plan; reduce MAIT Cost Base and Ready for Bid Price; develop production dashboards and KPI visualisation; oversee multi-project coordination; implement and mature the Operational Excellence System (OES); deliver Lean Improvement Projects on Quality, Time, and Cost; streamline processes; report project status and control cost/schedule; standardise Lean processes across sites; promote Lean education.
Seniority
Undergraduate Student Placement