Continuous Improvement Engineer

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER

Location: Morgantown, PA

How You Will Make an Impact?

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will:

- Support the Site Leader in terms of creating a Culture of Continues Improvement

- Assess Lean Methodologies needs, deliver and/or coordinate proper training

- Understanding the current process state, identifying efficiency/improvement opportunities, then leading cross-functional team members to drive process improvements tied to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the business utilizing Lean methodologies.

Focus areas include but are not limited to; Strategy Deployment, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work, Continuous Flow, Material Flow, Visual Management & Total Preventive Management.

Automation opportunities identified will be documented and applied where applicable.

The Nuts and Bolts

- Document current processes and propose process improvements using problem solving tools including, VSM, Daily Management, and Visual Management.

-Standardize processes across various business units, by developing Standard Operating Procedures, Standard Work, and 5S activities.

-Implement process management/process improvement initiatives following Lean methodology

- Create new self-sustaining processes and tracking systems that include identifying and tracking the appropriate manufacturing KPIs, Kaizen activities and savings

- Assist in teaching Lean methodologies to team members.

- Lead Kaizen activities and track financial savings for validation

- Champion communication across the manufacturing plants and between Morgan and its parent company

- Facilitate and lead cross-functional teams to achieve Kaizen objectives

- Mentor employees as they apply Lean methodology and problem-solving tools

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Publish weekly progress reports

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Responsible for Kaizen funnel and JDI plan

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Follow and comply with all Environmental Health & Safety policies

Required Credentials

•Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related field or related experience

• 5+ years working experience in manufacturing applying Lean methodologies and problem-solving tools in a manufacturing environment.

• 3+ years' work experience in Lean methodologies and continuous improvement activities and financial calculation of savings, budget forecasting, ROI calculation and ration analysis.

• Trained in Lean manufacturing Principles (5S, Waste Elimination, Mistake Proofing, PDCA, Root Cause Analysis, A3 Problem Solving, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Lead Time Reduction)

• Strong analytical skills and extensive experience in financial calculations of savings and return of the investment

• Experience in developing continuous improvement activities in material management and SIOP (Sales Inventory Operating Planning) improvement activities

• Experience in operational performance evaluation (Efficiency/Utilization)

You Must Be Able to

Ability to travel up to 10%.

The physical demands described here are representative of those ...