Continuous Improvement Engineer (1078206)

Location: Oswego (Township), IL

Salary: $95,000.00 USD Annually - $110,000.00 USD Annually

Description

Continuous Improvement Engineer

• Comprehensively identify and understand site losses and cost-loss linkage and set up manufacturing database, for productivity, efficiency, capacity, quality, and safety. Work with site team to achieve loss elimination through GPS/Lean activities.
• Lead and implement improvements initiatives through Lean methodology and technology to improve productivity, capacity, and/or quality where necessary.
• Define and build critical capability for the site in different layers with 6-18 months outlook and play as major coach of site GPS capability building, build different layers of capability through daily problem-solving, and team activities (autonomous maintenance and preventive maintenance).
• Coach and engage plant management team, pillar team and frontline associates on full involvement in continuous improvement activities, enhancing fully involvement culture of lean and GPS.
• Facilitator on plant GPE management to achieve business target, opportunity identification, progress management and reporting.
• Lead or co-pilot with project team to ensure successful implementation of sites digital project. Provide coaching and training to engage frontline associates fully participate in digital transformation.
• Early involve in project design phase to embed lean design thinking mindset at the beginning stage for future expansion/Capital project.
• Other tasks assigned by line manager.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or equivalent required.
• Food industry experience preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green or accredited Lean certification is required.
• 5 years of continuous improvement or Lean production management experience preferred.
• Experience in at least in one or more of the following:
• Lean principles such as Value Stream Mapping, Just-In-Time, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, 5S, 8 waste, Visual Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement Process, Kaizen, SPC, Six Sigma and Communication Tools, Problem Solving, RCA.
• MS computer skills (excel, word, power point and outlook) required.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with diverse groups of individuals and different levels.
• TPM/Kaizen facilitation skills preferred.
• Must be able to travel up to 10%.
• No relocation assistance is offered, and the organization will not provide or support a Work Visa.
  
  

Salary

$95k-$110k (depending on exp)

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