Continuous Improvement Engineer
Position Summary / Overview
QNITY has an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Engineer, CMPT business located in Newark Delaware. This role will drive continuous and step-change improvements in the manufacturing plant across EH&S, Quality, Productivity, and Reliability.
Key Responsibilities
Leading and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to optimize yield, processes and increase efficiencies.
Identifying improvement opportunities through data analysis and process mapping and proposing solutions to solve them.
Developing and maintaining key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of improvement efforts.
Creating dashboards in Power BI and JMP script to efficiently query, analyze, and visualize data, and enabling rapid insights and decision-making.
Creating process documentation, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and training material to ensure sustainability of the improvements.
Providing guidance, training, and coaching to employees and teams on continuous improvement methods and tools, such as Lean Six Sigma.
Building strong relationships and collaborating with other departments and stakeholders to drive a culture of continuous improvement.
Performing root cause analysis and developing corrective actions for issues and quality problems that arise during production.
Conducting time and motion studies or value stream mapping to identify areas of waste and inefficiency.
Developing and implementing standard work processes and procedures to ensure consistency and reduce variability.
Managing and leading Kaizen events for process improvement projects.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree is required; a degree in engineering or related discipline is preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience (manufacturing, reliability, engineering, etc.).
Proficiency in PowerBI and/or JMP script.
The ability to solve problems and prioritize and execute multiple tasks simultaneously is needed.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead through influence; able to take a "hands-on" approach with operators, technicians, and engineers to drive change and get results.
Preferred Qualifications
Green belt project leader certification and relevant lean practitioner certification.