Continuous Improvement Engineer

Main Functions / Position Objectives

Implement a system to identify and solve problems by engaging all company personnel.

Apply all Continuous Improvement / OpEx (Operational Excellence) principles, tools, and techniques to reduce waste, variation, and overburden on people and processes.

Support the leadership team in creating employee engagement in the Continuous Improvement process.

Lead, prepare, follow up, and close Continuous Improvement projects and/or events.

Train all employees in the different tools used for improvement.

Quantify the results of improvement events.

Responsibilities

• Develop the annual Improvement Plan through meetings with Area Managers, based on compliance with corporate value creation metrics.
• Manage and follow up on the annual Continuous Improvement Plan, reporting monthly results and generating follow-up actions when results do not meet expected targets.
• Present monthly results to corporate.
• Manage, lead, prepare, follow up, and close Rapid Improvement Events (RIE) such as Continuous Flow Creation (CFC), Projects, Kaizen, Kaizen Blitz, TPM implementation, Kanban, Quick Changeover (SMED), among other improvement tools.
• Train and coach, all organization employees in practical problem solving (CPS).
• Develop problem solvers.
• Continuously monitor and report monthly savings results from scrap reduction projects.
• Implement Tier 1 boards and train associates.
• Create layouts during improvement events.
• Create, prepare, and keep updated training support materials used during improvement events.
• Create Value Stream Analysis (VSA) maps.
• Create, support, and train in Standard Work (SW & LSW).
• Develop, train, and follow up on Poka Yoke implementation.
• Manage and participate in the Management Gemba board.
• Establish and validate with Finance and applicable leadership the method to measure value-generating project results.
• Follow up on monthly project results and present validated results to corporate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in engineering-related areas such as Maintenance, Production, or Quality.
• Information analysis capability.
• Creativity, complex problem-solving, planning, proactivity, teamwork.
• DisciplinedAnalyticalGood listenerIngenuityCommitment to the company

Skills

• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Business Management Engineering
• or related field.
• AutoCAD
• SolidWorks
• Microsoft Office.
• Poka Yoke.
• SMED.
• Methods Engineering.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• A dynamic and collaborative work environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement
• Flexible PTO
• Paid holidays
• Prescription Drug Plans
• Retail Savings Plan (401k)
• Basic Life Insurance
• Onsite Physician
• Employee Referral Program

Pay

The starting base pay for this role is $90,000 to $110,000 per year.

Schedule

Not specified