Job Description
As our Continuous Improvement Engineer you will be responsible for assisting in the development & implementation of the continuous improvement/lean vision for the organization by leading coaching, mentoring, and leading teams to establish a culture of continuous improvement across the organization; ensuring adherence to the principles of lean manufacturing, and planning/facilitating strategic plans across multiple plant locations.
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* Assist in the planning and implementation of lean manufacturing strategies to achieve overarching global business strategy.
* Coordinate lean manufacturing events/activities (i.e., kaizen/continuous improvement, value stream mapping, statistical problem solving, etc.) as required, including the planning of events and resources, training and leading teams, achieving event objectives, and documenting performance.
* Provide leadership in continuous improvement efforts to improve reliability, ease of use & maintenance, minimize changeover times, and to eradicate production losses.
* Coach & mentor operations' team, including staff, supervisors, and crew leads on continuous improvement methods & processes to establish a culture where tools and methods are utilized in a standard way to deliver improvements.
* Develop lean leadership within local operations' team to enable them to lead and execute their own lean activities within the plant according to the business strategy.
* Transition ownership of completed projects to the local operations' team, and support sustaining activities to ensure results are maintained.
* Maintain positive work relationships with members of other teams to communicate effectively, and to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities.
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Required
* Strong Excel skills; SAP experience an added plus
* Sound communications skills
* Ability to handle interactions in a diplomatic manner
* Excellent problem solving skills
* Ability to multi-task