Continuous Improvement Engineer

• Group Insurance (including health, life, disability, dental, and travel insurance)
• Paid maternity/paternity leave and educational reimbursement
• Immediately vested 401k with company match
• Supplier discounts on various products
• Regular full-time position
• Participatory management

• Align employees with objectives of implementation and improvement results.

• Direct and coordinate in-plant training for continuous improvement activities.

• Identify areas of improvement and provide solutions that meet business needs.

• Maximize product quality, yield, process utilization, uptime, and throughput.

• Reduce rework, cost of non-quality, cost of production, setup, and changeover and cycle time

• Work with Quality and Operations to implement preventative actions to eliminate non-conformances.

• Produce savings for the plant through improvement activities.

• Work with Management to set meaningful KPIs and track to measure performance, effectiveness of improvements and to identify where additional improvements are needed.

• Mine data to identify opportunities for improvements in efficiencies, quality and costs.

• Define, lead, and implement process improvement projects and Kaizen events with both management and hourly employees.

• Collaborate with other departments in order to implement procedures and improve performance through CI activities.

• Ability to understand and implement statistical control and lean six sigma methodologies.

• Ability to deliver detailed and quality results under constrained timelines.

• Assist with troubleshooting system / process / equipment issues to determine identify the root cause of out of control or breakdown situations and determine necessary remediation.

• Carryout failure analysis on non-conforming materials to determine disposition and identify the root cause and corrective actions required.

• Proactive communication and/or resolution of identified problems.

• Clearly defining program objectives and scope.

• Evaluate and prioritize potential improvements based on gains and required effort.

• Put in place strong control measures to ensure that improvements are sustained and measure through appropriate KPIs.

• Perform root cause analysis to troubleshoot manufacturing efficiency, quality, or waste issues.

• Develop corrective action plans and teach operators how to prevent recurring problems.

• Other duties and assignments as required..

• A bachelor's degree in engineering or other related discipline with 5+ years of leading lean manufacturing activities.

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Lean/Six Sigma certification is preferred.

• Knowledge of printing/extrusion/flexible packaging would be considered an asset.

• Working knowledge of TPM and demonstrated effective use of the DMAIC process in problem solving.

• Knowledge of LEAN methodologies.

• Possess a drive for Continuous Improvement, excellence and enjoy a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees including Production.

• Requires work in the manufacturing facility.

• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Minitab, Database & MS Project.

• High energy level, positive attitude able to work effectively with other departments.

• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects efficiently.

• Must be available after hours call-in and weekends.

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