Project and Continuous Improvement Engineer

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental, facility, equipment, and process improvement projects from concept through completion.
• Execute capital and expense projects on time and within budget.
• Coordinate project activities involving maintenance resources, salaried and hourly employees, contractors, plant operations, and corporate staff.
• Create equipment designs or process improvements.
• Maintain plant site drawings, equipment drawings, process flow diagrams, electrical prints, and other technical documentation.
• Determine necessary actions and delegate resources effectively to increase safety, quality, OEE, efficiency, and cost performance.
• Perform FMEA, Root Cause Failure Analysis, troubleshooting, and other structured problem-solving methods.
• Develop and implement a plant-wide Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement strategy.
• Lead and support continuous improvement activities aligned with business goals.
• Conduct daily plant walk-throughs and inspections.
• Conduct time and motion studies, value stream mapping, process charting, production standard validation, and workflow analysis.
• Plan and execute Kaizen events and other improvement activities.
• Train and mentor leadership, engineering staff, supervisors, and hourly associates in Lean principles, 5S, Six Sigma methods, standard work, change management, and continuous improvement tools.
• Afford support and, at times, direct supervision of hourly and/or salaried employees and outside contractors.
• Prepare reports, business correspondence, procedure manuals, project documentation, cost justifications, and presentations for management and corporate staff.
• Present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, vendors, and employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or another applicable engineering discipline.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, leadership ability, and ability to work with individuals from varied backgrounds, skill levels, and education levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, and Word.
• Strong decision-making skills with ability to evaluate current and future business needs related to safety, quality, production, efficiency, and cost.
• Logical and efficient problem-solving, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and data-based decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work without immediate supervision.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and governmental regulations.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production Systems, 5S, Kaizen, value stream mapping, time and motion studies, or Six Sigma certification.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and reasoning skills, including the ability to interpret technical data, apply statistical and practical problem-solving methods, analyze process performance, define problems, collect and evaluate data, identify root causes, and draw sound conclusions to support manufacturing, engineering, and continuous improvement decisions.