Operations Improvement Engineer

About AkzoNobel

Since , we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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Job Purpose

The Operations Improvement Engineer will monitor and improves processes in a daily basis to enhance productivity utilizing loss data (Asset Utilization-AU / Performance Portal-PP) to provide deep insight in efficiency of the operations and to identify most meaningful bad actors to work on and select appropriate approach to solve (Root Cause Analysis Problem Solving, L6S,..). Provide facilitative leadership to the Operators in problem resolution using Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS) and statistical tools. Providing data evidence for adjusting equipment parameters to achieve best performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitors the process performance through metrics such as Right First Time (RFT), Asset Utilization (AU), Over Equipment Efficiency (OEE), Cost Productivity, Customer Complaints, Waste and Energy efficiencies indices and takes action as required to correct adverse trends, performing plant-based process investigations
• Evaluates AU / PP data and generates specific reports that identify operations performance improvement opportunities to be pursues by other work processes.
• Requires access to production data and be capable of interpreting this data in order to assign opportunity gaps
• Provides data evidence and proposals for adjusting process and equipment parameters and run rates
• Evaluates improves production variance performance and material efficiencies through the processes
• Supports identification of bottlenecks in AU process and optimize the use of the constrained resource increasing bottleneck efficiency and capacity
• Owner of the Capacity Model process for Reading keeping updated and in line with current processes and rates
• Promotes a structured problem-solving approach, supports and challenges the workforce and local MT in direction setting, prioritization and implementation of improvement activities.
• Drives and sustains the Industrial Excellence (IE) productivity initiatives (OEE, Material Efficiency, Direct Labor productivity) to increase plant efficiency
• Manages the improvement project funnel including scoping, project assignment, resource planning, tracking of progress and benefits and controlling sustainability of outcomes.
• Runs own improvement projects delivering value to the organization.
• Networks within the AkzoNobel Powder Sites and shares insights, good practices, problems and opportunities to promote improved performance and problem-solving across the company as well as encourages others to do the same.
• Develops plans to improve the above performance through focused improvement activities (in conjunction with the operations group) along with IE initiatives.
• Provides expertise for on site operations group during process related troubleshooting issues- hands on with production operators / quality techs.
• Stays informed about, amongst others, relevant technology, company news and current quality and SHE standards, and takes action if necessary. Identifies what the pertinent information is to use.
• Develops process standardization (where applicable) and contributes to reduce variability on the different site processes.
• Promotes the quality system through adhering to the elements of and being familiar with the philosophy, quality statement, quality manual, and procedures.
• Attend and participate in Powder Plant Programs / Committees / Training as required, such as Department Safety, Plant Safety, Behavioral Safety, Housekeeping Audit Teams, ISO, Life Saving Rules or any other safety programs.
• Participate in the Powder Safety Journey. Adhere to the Golden Principle which is Simply to intervene to stop work if conditions or behavior are unsafe.
• Promotes health, safety and environmental regulations by ensuring that standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to in compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Performs other duties as required for the success of Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc.

Level of Autonomy

High degree of autonomy.

Needs to review data and be a self starter on troubleshooting and coordinating with managers.

Know when to work with operators and when to escalate to next level.

Manage own workload and switch between projects from different departments.

Job Requirements

Skills :

Compensation / Benefits / Rewards

The salary range for these skills is : $75, to $85,. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Benefits : Medical insurance with HSA

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID : LI-KG1

Nearest Major Market : Reading PA

Salary : $75 - $85