Operations Innovation Engineer

Job Title

Operations Innovation Engineer

Job Category

Job Description

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling is a global leader dedicated to advancing the materials handling industry. We design, engineer, manufacture, sell and service a comprehensive line of lift trucks, attachments and power and technology solutions, marketed primarily under the Hyster® and Yale® brand names.

As one of the largest lift truck manufacturers, Hyster-Yale is not only committed to transforming the way the world moves materials from Port to Home, but also delivering optimal solutions that meet our customers’ needs while ensuring outstanding customer care.

We currently have an outstanding opportunity for an OPERATIONS INNOVATION ENGINEER at our facility located in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.  

Who you are:

• An organized, highly motivated team player that will have a positive impact on the Company Culture at every level of the organization.
• Experienced in the execution of innovation initiatives
• You are driven to see projects through to completion
• Experienced in change management through training current employees on new advancements
• Able to connect with employees at all levels through good communication and interpersonal skills to understand continuous improvement needs
• Experienced in automation, knowledge and experience of robotics desirable.

What you will do:

Management of an Innovation Lab to test new technologies and solutions

• Scout and learn about new technologies
• Execution of assigned proof of concepts (on site or lead in another location)
• Organise demos and testing events

Develop an Innovation Culture via communication & engagement

• Organize and issue to the Community continuous updates about innovation initiatives
• Promote a two-way communication process around continuous improvement and innovative ideas
• Gain experience on challenges and opportunities through attendance of departmental meetings (Tier meeting, CI team meetings)

Develop an Innovation Culture through knowledge transfer to the manufacturing community

• Rationalise and make available lessons learnt and knowledge
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to the manufacturing community via training and other contents shared via available platforms and areas

Collaboration with plants on new implementations

• Connect with continuous improvement leaders in the sites as well as with New Product Introduction
• Support Pilots and Go Lives

Centre of Excellence growth and management

• Ensure up to date technical knowledge in the assigned field to act as a subject matter expert
• Maintain good knowledge of all the innovational telematic areas to act as a consultant/point of contact
• Local innovation lab management

Manage the Continuous Improvement funnel

• Analyse local improvement activities and promote the most interesting initiatives to the global funnel

What you will need:

• BS Degree in an Engineering Discipline with 3+ years of work experience in the forklift or mobile equipment industry (Operations Innovation Engineer I : SG20)
• BS Degree in an Engineering Discipline with 5+ years of work experience in the forklift or mobile equipment industry (Operations Innovation Engineer II : SG21)
• Broad knowledge of forklift design and forklift systems
• Global product awareness/knowledge and an understanding of the geographic needs for various product lines
• Engineering competency in design and test processes that yield innovative products
• Experience in driving innovation processes
• Good working knowledge/experience of automation

Skills, Experience & Abilities

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Basic Project Management skills: 3+ years of project management experience in the industry involving new product development (Operations Innovation Engineer I : SG20) or 5+ years of project management experience in the industry (Operations Innovation Engineer II : SG21)
• Exposure to planning and managing multiple parallel development projects involving diverse participants in a multi-disciplined matrix team environment
• Knowledge/experience of robotics desirable.

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria to facilitate the shortlisting process.

The closing date for applications is  Friday 25th April 2025.

The successful candidate will be subject to background checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer

Job Type

Permanent

Time Type

Full time

Work Hours

39

Travel Required

No

Location

HY EMEA UK Craigavon

Address

88 Charlestown Road

Zip Code

BT63 5PP

Field-Based

No

Relocation Assistance Available

No