Sr. Continuous Improvement Engineer II

Primary Responsibilities

• Identifying opportunities for process improvement, waste removal, and cost reduction
• Planning, facilitating, and executing continuous improvement events using Lean Six Sigma tools
• Teaching, leading, and coaching cross-functional teams on Lean Six Sigma tools and methodology
• Working to continuously improve processes both on the production floor as well as transactional by collaborating with multiple functions such as logistics and merchandizing

Core Responsibilities

• Clearly defining program objectives and scope
• Evaluating and prioritizing potential improvements based on gains and required effort
• Securing employee commitment (ex: process managers) for proactive change management
• Establishing a clear and well-articulated implementation plan
• Establishing criteria for the project’s success and preparing a sound statement of constraints/limiting factors and financial business cases
• Appropriately implementing principles of governance
• Resolving technical problems such as formulation, equipment, product, interpretation of regulations, and resource availability
• Identifying intervention priorities and indicators
• Conducting detailed analysis of the current situation that accurately describes the issues
• Specifying deliverables, outcome indicators, and performance-measured indicators
• Identifying available resources (for example, people, material, and finances)
• Mapping out in detail the desired situation
• Clearly defining methodology
• Accurately analyzing options including impact and feasibility
• Specifying obstacles and ways to overcome them through continuous improvement
• Regularly monitoring the implementation of solutions to achieve objectives and expected benefits

Required And Desired Skills

• Passion for not being satisfied with the status quo
• Motivated to pursue positive change and work with employees in facilitating recommended changes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate with all levels of employees from upper management to production floor workers
• Using Lean Six Sigma methodologies, you will lead the improvement efforts and train others to implement them
• Being organized and adept at weighing and managing priorities is key to manage and prioritize resource availability
• Using keen analytical skills and synthesizing information comes into play when determining how current processes can be improved
• Demonstrated soft skills: passion for Continuous Improvement, excellent written and oral communication skills, predisposition to teach leaders a zero-defect mentality, ability to weigh and manage priorities, skilled at synthesis and analysis, detail oriented, flexibility and diplomacy when dealing with staff and coworkers, ability to make decisions as well as influence decision-making, strong work habits focusing on safety, quality, and productivity, organizational skills and ability to multitask, project management

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