What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operational Excellence Engineer (OPEX) position at Premier Placements?
THIS POSITION IS HIRED DIRECTLY BY OUR CLIENT AND IS NOT A CONTRACT POSITION OR WITH AN AGENCY!
IMMEDIATELY HIRING!!
Our client is a leader in their industry as a manufacturer of high quality products, established over 70 years and are continuing to have significant growth. They are located in Tamarac a greater Fort Lauderdale area. This company offers long term stability with an excellent team and environment, with competitive salary, bonus and benefits.
If you are looking for a long term opportunity to join a WORLD CLASS company and be an integral part of a growing operation, and are a SME in ( OPEX ) Operational Excellence in Manufacturing Procedures and identifying, developing and implementing Lean Initiatives, please apply for immediate consideration. If you have questions please call Rachael Lewington at Premier Placements to discuss this opportunity (954) 376-1161 or email rachael@premierplacements.net
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Operational Excellence (OpX) Engineer drives the Operational Excellence initiatives (programs & projects). The OpX Engineer assists in the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of the production process with a focus on the Lean Principles. He/she aims to sustainably develop & implement World Class Operations capabilities & best practices in the factory together with the production team.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
- Resolving safety, environmental and ergonomics issues
- Troubleshooting and programming robots
- Process improvements and optimization
- Evaluation and implementation of employee suggestions
- Development and implementation of new processes
- Perform cost analyses and drive cost reductions
- Continuous Improvement initiatives
- Provide shop floor support and develop processes for new products
- Perform Capacity studies
Typical assignments may include but are not limited to:
- Drive the implementation of Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing change program for Operational Excellence. Monitor, report and communicate the progress.
- Develop, implement and monitor the programs and projects management processes.
- Prioritize and implement key improvement opportunities through identification of waste, inefficiencies, key process failures and weaknesses through the Operations Value Chain.
- Provide active support in rational problem solving and performance improvement projects at all levels of the organization.
- Identify, train and coach in lean concepts.
- Oversee a team of Kaizen Technicians and direct their work focused on driving quick frontline improvements.
- Coordinate the training program, train and coach local staff in order to develop on a long-term base people’s competencies and organization capabilities on World Class Operations & Lean best practices
o (5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, team work, focused improvement, rational problem solving, Asset Care, SMED, Quality at source, Value Stream Mapping, business process re-engineering and improvement)
- Actively create a culture in which Continuous Improvement becomes organizational values
- Provide active support to develop and maintain the key process documentation in order to translate the tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge, you elaborate standard operating procedures and guidelines, share best practices.
- Understand basic concepts of Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). Analyze the OEE and downtime data and translate this in useful reports for production and maintenance. Make Pareto analysis and define improvement project based on the downtime report.
- Identify opportunities for capital projects for process improvement and automation
Experience:·
- Education Level- 4 Year / Bachelors Degree Engineering
- 10 Years Of Relevant Experience in the Manufacturing Industry - Seasoned professional of developing and implementing Operational Excellence Initiatives
- Six sigma Green belt certification is a plus
- Working knowledge of MRP (SAP a Plus) and Shop Floor Control systems (MES preferred)
- Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Change Agent
- Supervisory experience a plus
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Salary : $100,000 - $140,000
