What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Engineer position at Kingspan Insulation?
Summary Description
The Continuous Improvement-Operational Excellence (CI/OpEx) Engineer will develop short and long-term strategies for KINA’s Winchester site incorporating OpEx, Lean, Six Sigma principles and other practices enabling costs to be reduced, both in terms of manufacturing efficiencies and sales. Work with the Plant Manager and managers across the site to develop and roll out a range of activities, performance management systems, and standardizing practices that will improve plant capacity and reduce overall manufacturing costs.
Essential Duties
Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Other duties may be assigned.
- Work to continue the development of a Continuous Improvement culture within KINA.
- Assist the plant that has identified shortcoming or scope for improvement in any part of their process. Deliverable should include agreement on a clear statement of problem or improvement opportunity, agreement on what success looks like and how to measure it, structured and data-based problem-solving process with report(s) detailing the outcome.
- Identify and physically run CI and cost saving projects.
- Work with all departments and the division to identify opportunities for reducing and avoiding costs, through analyzing the value streams and then working with local management to develop loss reduction plans.
- Identify best and good practice in any department and consider the case for implementation in some or all of the other departments in the plant.
- Provide C.I. training on core tools and techniques ensuring division standards are adhered to and give feedback from audits, process confirmations and spot checks.
- Help coordinate the collection of all data required for monthly manufacturing reporting and analysis.
- Monitor progress to ensure results are sustained.
- Ensure all plant reporting is standard in terms of timeliness, content, and presentation.
- Develop divisional automated, electronic systems, to help further develop the plant’s visibility into problems and to aid the root cause investigation process.
- Analyse, provide and validate data critical to justification of capital and OpEx projects and be able to create a capital expenditure project.
- Facilitate the plant’s Monthly Steering Committee meeting.
- Overall KPI’s or Measures: site annual cost down plans, manufacturing/various savings rolled into margin, site OpEx annual external audit score, Internal IMS audit process and monthly reports showing performance against targets.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Education and/or Experience: bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Engineering from an accredited school or equivalent skills and experience.
Must have:
- 3 years of CI experience within a manufacturing environment and hands on CI project experience
- Minimum Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Project management experience.
- Experience in deployment of CI methodologies.
- Ability to manage priorities and work autonomously.
- Ability to develop, model and coach lean applications.
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time and work remotely.
Must be able to:
- Focus on obtaining goals and achieving results in accordance with timetable, standards, and commitments.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Initiate actions and making proposals on own initiative.
- Ability to adapt effectively in case of changing circumstances, resistance, problems, or opportunities to achieve the desired objectives.
- Proficient in Microsoft packages, competent at concisely formatting reports, presentations at Management, and shop floor.
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate orally and written in English.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures by using advanced math skills, applicable to and consistent with an business degree.
Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
All employees have the following compliance obligations:
- Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Product Compliance Policy.
- Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and markets demands.
- Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of Compliance Management System.
- Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.
Competencies: Individual Contributor
Adaptability
Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful. Adaptability supports our business driver of Driving Efficiency.
Customer Orientation
Placing the appropriate priority on the internal or external customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs. Customer Orientation supports our business driver of Increasing Financial Performance.
Decision Making
Identifying and understanding challenges and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating, and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with facts and optimizes probable consequences. Decision Making supports our business driver of Driving Efficiency.
Earning Trust (Establishes Credibility for Earning Trust)
Gaining others’ confidence by acting with integrity, communicating transparently, and following through on commitments; treating others and their ideas with respect and supporting them when faced with challenges. Earning Trust supports our business driver of Building a High-Performance Culture.
Managing Work
Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Managing Work supports our business drivers of Executing a Competitive Strategy and Driving Efficiency.
Teamwork
Working cooperatively in partnership with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals. Teamwork supports our business driver of Building a High-Performance Culture.
Health & Safety
The ability to autonomously apply and adhere to health and safety protocols, contributing to the creation of a safe and secure work environment. Individuals with this competency are responsible for understanding, implementing, and promoting health and safety practices within their scope of work, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a culture that prioritizes the well-being of all employees.
