Ready to Turn Bottlenecks into Breakthroughs?
Do you excel at finding waste, tightening cycles, and standardizing processes on a fast-paced manufacturing floor? At Prysmian—global leader in energy and telecom cable systems with 30,000 colleagues in 50+ countries—you’ll help power and connect the world.
Your Impact
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives from definition to implementation, reporting to the Engineering Manager and guiding supervisors and operators with practical technical direction.
- Meet and exceed KPIs set by the Plant Manager and Process Engineering Manager through measurable productivity gains.
- Plan and execute projects: scope, cost estimates, designs/specifications, approvals, procurement, installation, startup, safety, and cost control.
- Partner with Operations to resolve manufacturing issues, launch productivity improvements, and surface long-term opportunities for the Manchester operation.
- Create programs that reduce cost, enhance quality, lower scrap, improve cycle times, and minimize inventory and facility investment; assess feasibility of new or major facility changes.
- Specify processes, tools, equipment, and controls to achieve optimal cost, quality, scrap, cycles, inventory, and facility utilization.
- Standardize tooling/equipment and provide engineering assistance to sustain standards.
- Develop operating instructions and supporting systems; consult production and maintenance for seamless integration and efficient performance.
- Support testing of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
- Ensure improvements align with quality requirements and collaborate with Quality to monitor production.
- Research and apply World Class Manufacturing strategies.
- Coordinate external vendors and trainers to develop process improvement capabilities for manufacturing leadership; primary worksite is the manufacturing plant.
What You’ll Bring
- BS in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical preferred).
- 2–3 years in cable manufacturing engineering (preferred).
- Proven data analysis ability and project management experience.
- Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methods.
Where You’ll Work
Both factory and office environments at the Manchester plant.
Toolbox You Rely On
- Data Analysis and Manipulation
- Continuous Improvement
- 5 Why and Root Cause Analysis
- Process Engineering and Development
- Production Optimization
- Mechanical Design & Engineering
- Lean Manufacturing Principles
- Six Sigma Experience
- Engineering Fundamentals
About Prysmian
We manufacture thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as a comprehensive range of optical fiber, copper cable, and connectivity for telecom. Join us to help build the infrastructure that keeps the world moving.