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Continuous Improvement Engineer Undergraduate Placement

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apetito UK

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United Kingdom , Trowbridge

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Job Description:

12‑month placement for a student passionate about technology, data, and intelligent systems to join our experienced Manufacturing team as a Continuous Improvement Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to apply your analytical, digital, and problem‑solving skills to real‑world manufacturing challenges. You’ll help us design smarter, more efficient, and more automated processes across our food production facility—using data, logic, and creativity to make a measurable impact.

Job Responsibility:

  • Mapping processes step‑by‑step to identify inefficiencies
  • Removing non‑value‑adding activities
  • Applying DMAIC, 5S, and root‑cause analysis to deliver measurable improvements
  • Creating Power Apps to digitalise manual processes
  • Improving compliance through automated workflows and smarter data capture
  • Enhancing workforce management with digital tools and real‑time visibility
  • Supplier sourcing and international visits
  • Tray and packaging design
  • Production line modifications
  • Sourcing new equipment and machinery
  • Running trials and gathering customer feedback
  • Analysing machine and line‑level data to identify downtime patterns and root causes
  • Building dashboards or digital tools to track performance in real time
  • Designing and implementing solutions to reduce unplanned stoppages
  • Working with operators and engineers to improve reliability and process flow

Requirements:

  • Studying towards a degree in Engineering/Mathematics/Sciences/Computer Science, AI or related discipline with the expectation that you will receive a 2:1 or above
  • Looking to complete a 12-month placement as part of your degree
  • Confident working with large data sets and able to analyse them to determine patterns or trends
  • Comfortable being “hands on” and working on the shop floor
  • Excellent analysis, problem management and interpersonal skills
  • Self-motivated and able to own and manage workload with minimal supervision
  • Able to demonstrate a structured approach to work as well as being able to work well in team environment
  • Effective at using oral and written forms of communication

Nice to have:

  • Experience of Project Management
  • Passion for food
What we offer:
  • Competitive salary
  • Discretionary annual bonus scheme
  • 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
  • Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
  • Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%
  • Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Free parking
  • Free turkey or voucher at Christmas
  • Access to employee benefits including Perkbox with salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 18, 2026

Expiration:
January 30, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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