Hybrid Senior Productivity, Cost Optimisation Engineer

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About the role

  • Strategic engineer at Smith+Nephew responsible for identifying cost reduction and value improvement initiatives. Leading technical improvements to enhance business capability and margin.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify cost reduction and value improvement opportunities across products, processes, and operations
  • Lead structured ideation sessions, workshops, and cross-functional engagements to uncover new opportunities
  • Own and manage the early-stage productivity pipeline, ensuring consistent flow of high-quality opportunities
  • Guide ideas through defined evaluation stages, ensuring appropriate prioritization and progression
  • Develop and maintain strong knowledge of products, materials, and manufacturing processes
  • Act as a subject matter expert in key areas, using this expertise to generate and refine opportunities
  • Collaborate with finance and operational stakeholders to validate assumptions and value delivery
  • Ensure all pipeline activities are captured, tracked, and reported in line with business standards

Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering, Science, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, engineering, operations or project management environments
  • Proven exposure to continuous improvement, cost optimization, or value engineering activities is highly desirable

Benefits

  • Generous annual bonus and pension schemes
  • Save As You Earn share options.
  • Flexible vacation and time off
  • Paid holidays and paid volunteering hours
  • Private health and dental plans
  • Healthcare cash plans
  • Income protection
  • Life assurance
  • Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs
  • Salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts

Job title

Senior Productivity, Cost Optimisation Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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