Continuous Improvement

Job purpose

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for cultivating a culture of continuous improvement and driving operational excellence to all areas of the company. The CI Engineer will lead the continuous programs for the company which includes defining the CI strategy, coaching site leaders in execution of CI programs, and being a hands-on servant leader to enable change management in the company. The CI engineer must be a change catalyst with strong communication and time management skills. This leader needs the ability to quickly flow between strategic thinking and tactical coaching and execution.

Duties and responsibilities

• Owns and manages the overall CI Program in the Lindon 1 manufacturing site ensuring effectiveness of change management, adoption of systems and culture, and delivery of all result areas
• Partners with Site Leaders, CI engineers at other sites, and VP of Operations to develop and support lean principles that deliver sustainable results
• Acts as an internal partner for the site to lead, define, develop, and coach continuous improvement activities to drive improvement in all result areas and KPI's
• Manages & partners with other CI Engineers in the CI meeting to support problem-solving capability, tools, and strategy as well as coaching the execution and implementing countermeasures and driving action plans to resolution
• Supports and at times leads problem-solving efforts to improve safety, quality, and eliminate waste / cost
• Identifies key opportunities for process improvement and partners with area owners to lead activities to deliver sustainable and repeatable change and improve business results
• Develop and prepare metrics and reports to drive action and change through the CI program
• Develop and conduct regular / periodic audits and health checks of the Site CI Program
• Facilitate the development of action plans to variances as identified through the audit process
• Identifies and leverages best practices across the site and shares broadly across all departments to improve standards and guidelines for company TPM implementation
• Manage the site productivity process and pipeline to deliver savings vs. commitment YOY

Qualifications

demeanor, excellent listener, and the ability to exercise good judgement

Working conditions

Physical requirements

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