Engineer Mechanical Continuous Improvement

Company Overview

JB Poindexter (India) Private Limited is a subsidiary of J.B.

Poindexter & Co., Inc.

a privately held diversified manufacturing company forecasting $2.4B in annual revenue and 8,000 team members in 2024.

The eight operating subsidiaries, covering over 50 locations, are engaged in the production of commercial truck bodies, step-vans, utility trucks, funeral coaches, limousines, pickup truck bed enclosures, precision machining, and expandable foam plastic packaging.

For more information, visit www.jbpoindexter.com for more details .

JB Poindexter (India) Private Limited is the captive shared services unit of the J.B.

Poindexter & Co., Inc.

The company is wholly owned by J.

B.

Poindexter & Co., Inc.

& is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA.

Position Summary:

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will mainly support the Regional and Site CI Leaders in USA and in Canada in terms of creating a sustainable, data driven, Continues Improvement culture.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:


* Given a video, a Work Order and Work Instructions, be able to provide:
+ Time study, identifying the Added, Non-Added Value, and Waste activities.
+ Man-Machine chart
+ Yamazumi chart (ability of the line/cell to meet Takt time)
+ Operator and machine workload
+ Identify improvement opportunities and make a proposal
+ Spaghetti chart
+ SMED


* Develop and keep updated models used for production line balancing, and manpower calculation.


* Assess financial savings to be submitted to Finance for validation


* Mentor team members as they apply Lean methodology and problem-solving tools


* Publish progress reports


* Develop paperless data collection forms (e.g.

with Smarsheet or MES)


* Analize data, identify gaps, find root causes and propose solutions (e.g.

on Scrap, Efficiency, Utilization, Productivity, Time waste, etc.).


* Support the Regional and Site CI Leaders producing standard work.

Expertise - Must:


* Excel, PowerPoint, Teams


* Problem Solving capabilities


* Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field


* 5+ years working experience in manufacturing applying Lean methodologies and problem-solving tools in a Discrete manufacturing environment, including financial calculation of savings, ROI calculation


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


* Strong analytical skills

Expertise - Desired:


* Automotive or Aerospace experience


* Power BI proficient


* Smartsheet proficient


* Statistical data analysis tools proficient (e.g.

Minitab, JMP)


* Green Belt Six Sigma certification

Code of Ethics:

JB Poindexter (India) Private Limited, requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings, with customers, suppliers, advisors, employees, and authorities.

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