What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer position at Avon Protection?
Job Title: Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer
Location: Cleveland, OH
Business Unit: Team Wendy
About Avon Technologies:
We are a world leader in protective equipment, with a reputation for innovative design, high-performance quality and specialist materials expertise. Our two brands, Avon Protection and Team Wendy, supply our respiratory and head protection portfolio to customers across the globe from our manufacturing sites in the UK and North America. With over 900 talented people our shared purpose and core beliefs are to be #FIERCE about Protecting Lives. It's why we come to work - and it's what motivates us, every day, to do the best work we can.
Purpose of Position:
We are currently in search of a highly motivated Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer who will be responsible for driving the improvement of manufacturing and other business processes. The ideal candidate will utilize lean manufacturing principles and other improvement concepts to reduce waste and optimize operational efficiency across the business. As a Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will be expected to use lean tools and concepts to analyze Value Streams processes to identify areas for improvement. Furthermore, you will play a key role in devising and implementing improvement measures to for safety, quality, delivery, inventory and productivity within the organization. The ideal candidate will train and mentor staff at all levels of the organization on continuous improvement methodologies, tools, and best practices to sustain continuous improvement culture.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage continuous improvement projects aimed at increasing operational productivity, reducing costs, preventing defects and improving product quality.
• Analyze current processes, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions for optimization of process flow.
• Use Lean to drive improvements in production, and other business processes.
• Lead Kaizen events, workshops, and training sessions to engage employees in improvement activities.
• Conduct value stream mapping, develop improvement plans and implement lean manufacturing.
• Serve as a resource and champion for process improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Work with all levels of employees to identify opportunities for improvement, develop solutions, and implement change.
• Training, mentoring, and guiding team members in continuous improvement and lean methodologies and tools.
• Staying up to date with best practices.
• Create and maintain an environment of continuous improvement by actively managing Kaizens Able to work across manufacturing sites as needed to facilitate Kaizen.
• Analyze current processes, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions for optimization of process flow.
• Use Lean to drive improvements in production, and other business processes.
• Lead Kaizen events, workshops, and training sessions to engage employees in improvement activities.
• Conduct value stream mapping, develop improvement plans and implement lean manufacturing.
• Serve as a resource and champion for process improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Work with all levels of employees to identify opportunities for improvement, develop solutions, and implement change.
• Training, mentoring, and guiding team members in continuous improvement and lean methodologies and tools.
• Staying up to date with best practices.
• Create and maintain an environment of continuous improvement by actively managing Kaizens Able to work across manufacturing sites as needed to facilitate Kaizen.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Continuous Improvement Engineer with at least 2 years in a senior or leadership role
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or other related fields
• Demonstrated experience in working with operations to achieve continuous improvement results
• Proven experience in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
• Excellent project management abilities, with a track record of successfully leading improvement initiatives.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality results, and continual improvement
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or other related fields
• Demonstrated experience in working with operations to achieve continuous improvement results
• Proven experience in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
• Excellent project management abilities, with a track record of successfully leading improvement initiatives.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality results, and continual improvement
• Six Sigma Certification or other relevant training
What We Offer:
- Flexible Schedule
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Initiatives
This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserved the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.
Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data, Avon must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avon's sole election.
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data, Avon must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avon's sole election.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status).
The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Cleveland, OH is $93,000.00 to $127,000.00 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, type and years of experience within the industry, education, etc.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Salary : $93,000 - $127,000
