Continous Improvement Engineer

General Statement of Responsibilities

Leads improvement projects throughout the facility that are driven by identified constraints within a value stream.

Relentless approach to identifying and eliminating waste in order to reduce overall costs.

Passionate about improvement and helping people to find a "smarter" way to do their job.

Essential Duties

• Create value stream maps for plant processes; use information from these maps to drive continuous improvement activities.
• Lead standard work teams and assist in standard work development.
• Lead culture change through Kaizen activities and by training other employees on basic Lean and Six Sigma principles and concepts.
• Project Management - create detailed project plans in order to manage multiple projects, achieve business plan results, and meet project deadlines.
• Improve Plant 5S, 3D and Visualization - must possess a very strong working knowledge of these concepts.
• Lead setup reduction projects - must possess a very strong working knowledge of SMED principles and techniques.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's of Science degree in an appropriate discipline. Preference given to individuals with education in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Quality, and/or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience: Must possess solid background in Lean Manufacturing with 2-5 years direct continuous improvement or related experience. Experience in Toyota Production System is a requirement.
• Skills: Possess basic computer skills pertinent to the positions (i.e. Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Visio - EVSM). Previous experience facilitating via Six Sigma required. Project management skills required.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Starting Wage

Base starting wage is $63,000 - $72,000/annually.