What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Engineer position at Clopay Corporation?
Clopay Corporation is North America's largest garage door manufacturer. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service as well as unsurpassed quality and innovative products. Our employees are the cornerstone of our success and we are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team. We have an excellent opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Engineer in our Troy, Ohio manufacturing location.
Responsibilities will include:
- Promote safety and ensure a safe work environment
- Support and train 5S throughout the plant
- Understand, determine necessary changes, and contribute to the creation of engineering labor standards
- Assist in the continued development, training, coaching, and implementing of the front line management system
- Monitor, track, and improve manufacturing efficiency
- Assess and develop processes that deliver required results in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Contribute ideas to budget development and determine ways to support plant leadership in controlling and reducing labor costs
- Formulate short and long term operating objectives in cost reduction, quality improvement, and new product integration.
- Develop and maintain a partnership with supporting areas including scheduling, materials, engineering, and maintenance.
- Establish machine and labor capacity analysis on critical processes.
- Response to customer feedback and complaints.
- Ensure compliance with all regulatory bodies and prepare for audits.
- Develop a playbook for labor assignments within all production areas that assists line leaders in making staffing adjusts to counter changing customer demand
- Develop high performance work teams thru teaching of problem solving, Kaizen, and other lean principles
- Drive a continuous improvement culture; be a problem solver
- Analyze actual production methods and establish best practices in order to standardize processes within and between plants
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Demonstrated continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experienced in implementation of lean manufacturing concepts.
- Proven communication skills.
- Experience with leading and working with teams.
We offer competitive pay, a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, 401(k) with match, Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance and Educational Assistance.
Clopay can assist with training and certification.
Please visit our website at [Link available when viewing the job] to learn more about our company.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, providing a drug-free work environment.
