Machine Shop Continuous Improvement Engineer
Ametek - Work Location (Country) United Kingdom | Remote/Onsite Onsite
Posted Jun 12, 2026
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $116,543 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +9.8% - Much faster than average
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Machine Shop Continuous Improvement Engineer Work Location (Country) United Kingdom | Remote/Onsite Onsite 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 capability on key characteristics; implement error‑proofing (Poka‑Yoke). Translate shop KPIs (OEE, utilisation, WIP, yield, scrap, rework, schedule adherence) into actions that improve overhead recovery. Quality Improvement & Problem Solving Contribute to root cause analysis via IPCAR meetings to address defects, variation, and repeat issues. Collaborate with Quality on in‑process controls in alignment with key stakeholders to drive world class quality. Production Support & Cross‑Functional Collaboration Work closely with the machine shop team, planners, quality, and supply chain to
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