Continous Improvement Engineer

Provides leadership and support to deploy a strategic plan that ensures customer satisfaction through efficient production of superior quality products. Actively promotes Continuous Improvement frameworks, assessments, and initiatives to foster a total quality culture, including direct engagement with facilities and hands-on technical leadership to improve standards.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with enterprise leadership, business unit and facility leaders, and process owners to identify, develop, adopt, and diffuse manufacturing best practices; drive accountability at all levels.
• Support facility managers to improve processes: reduce waste, decrease changeover times, reduce inventory, improve quality, conduct root cause analyses, and develop workforce capabilities and skill versatility.
• Lead change and model desirable behaviors (goal orientation, perseverance, process orientation, follow-through, communication) to set an example for others.
• Prioritize improvements to help businesses achieve budgeted savings through process enhancements.
• Promote strategies and best practices to accelerate transformation to a quality and continuous improvement culture, focusing on Lean principles and practices.
• Balance quality, productivity, and safety to achieve positive results in all areas.
• Promote the Quality Vision and Continuous Improvement strategic plan; help shape and improve the plan over time.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to understand and reconcile requirements.
• Facilitate peer networking among quality and Continuous Improvement managers.
• Implement audits for Continuous Improvement systems.
• Support and contribute to a healthy and safe work environment by following all workplace regulations, policies, and initiatives, including reporting injuries, accidents, and hazards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean Six Sigma certification highly desired.
• Demonstrable roots in a Lean culture.
• Familiarity and working knowledge of ISO/SQF standards.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical reference.
• Well-versed in contemporary quality and manufacturing philosophies.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; ability to work with customers, vendors, and employees at all levels.
• Strong leadership and coaching practices, including a hands-on, “Go See” approach to mentor and calibrate expectations.
• Significant travel required.

Skills

• Flexible Packaging industry experience is a plus but not required.

Pay

$80,000 - $100,000 based on experience.

Schedule

Full-Time