CI Engineer

Continuous Improvement Engineer

JOB SCOPE:

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Engineer. This role delivers continuous improvement training and activities to grow a culture of Continuous Improvement within the factory. Facilitates projects aimed at generating scrap savings, cost reductions, and process performance improvements.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitates Continuous Improvement projects, cost reductions, and process performance improvements.
• Maintains CI implementation schedules for assigned projects, progress updates as required, and provides documentation that demonstrates the direct link between the CI process implementation and Plant Operations improvements.
• Provides CI training and coaching at all levels of the plant.
• Participates in and leads teams aimed at the resolution of quality issues and concerns.
• Supports production control, material control, material planning departments in improvement projects relating to scheduling, inventory management and raw material flow and tracking.
• Provides engineering support on projects addressing staffing, manpower, time, and capacity analysis.
• Generates, provides, and participates in department specific training needs.
• Calculates cost reductions and determines the optimal problem-solving method.
• Teams with the Plant Controller to document savings and profit results of continuous improvement activities.
• Accountable for tracking CI Projects and reporting progress to plant staff.
• Completes time studies to develop production standards for products.
• Assists in monitoring department equipment (OEE) and interface with Maintenance department to identify maintenance, repair and TPM.
• Works with process owner to develop value stream maps for each process and each value stream family within the facility.
• Utilizes the concepts of continuous improvement and cost reduction in the execution of the job function.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent work experience

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years of experience in Operations.
• Experience in identifying areas of improvement.
• Experience in Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement or Process Improvement
• Green Belt certification or better
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong understanding of contemporary problem-solving tools and techniques.
• Ability to think creatively and proactively propose solutions with an attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database management software.
• Knowledge of data analysis
• Familiarity with AutoCAD or similar software
• Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and drive change management across teams.
• Ability to build effective working relationships throughout the organization.
• Ability to operate independently within a tight deadline environment.
• High-energy self-starter with a resilient, can-do attitude.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.