Continuous improvement engineer

Today companies have to systematically improve their products, services and processes to be competitive. The person responsible for ongoing improvement is required to plan and manage human and technical resources to ensure that clients' specifications are met. He/she therefore sets targets and establishes the strategies to be followed so that a culture of total quality is created and improvements can constantly be made. Ongoing improvement must be supported by the management and review of all the steps in each process with feedback on them and clarity regarding responsibility for all action taken. Ongoing improvement has be considered as a sustainable activity over time and a regular activity, not a quick solution for a particular problem. The person responsible for ongoing improvement works systematically with the quality control, environmental and occupational hazard prevention departments and with the other departments in the company. He/she is normally answerable to the plant manager.

• Responsibility for implementing continuous improvements in the company (processes, products, facilities and staff).
• Introducing the measures needed to achieve excellence and optimise performance.
• Monitoring the extent to which continuous improvement targets are achieved.
• Coordinating continuous improvement targets, informing all the departments in the company and involving the workforce.
  

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Administració i direcció d'empreses
• Grau: Enginyeria electrònica industrial i automàtica
• Grau: Enginyeria mecànica
• Grau: Enginyeria mecatrònica
• Grau: Enginyeria en tecnologies industrials

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 2

Orientation within reach: Level 3

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Flexibility and change management: Level 3

Strategic orientation: Level 2

Team work and cooperation: Level 2

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Product engineer

Plant Manager

Rolling stock maintenance engineer (trains)

Automated line manager

Railway maintenance engineer

• Work hours

  The work is normally full-time with a continuous or split-shift schedule.

• Salary

  Salary normally ranges from around 31.036 to 43.423 euros per annum gross. Median: 36.711 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician