Continuous Improvement Engineer

Description

Company Background & Summary

Votaw Precision Technologies is a trusted leader in the manufacturing of complex precision components, assemblies, and systems for the aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors. With a strong reputation for technical excellence, quality craftsmanship, and on-time delivery, Votaw supports some of the worlds most demanding programs through its advanced manufacturing capabilities. The company specializes in precision machining, fabrication, welding, and complex assembly operations for mission?critical applications. Votaw Precision Technologies is committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering best?in?class solutions to its customers.

We are looking for a well?versed Continuous Improvement Engineer that shares a passion for not being satisfied with the status quo. The ideal candidate will be confident and motivated to pursue positive change and work with employees in facilitating recommended changes. A successful Continuous Improvement Engineer will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate with all levels of the organization. The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing process improvement initiatives across the organization to increase efficiency and enhance product quality. This role will be required to work closely with cross?functional teams to drive operational excellence. An ideal candidate would have exposure in creating and directing data?driven continuous improvement projects, achieved through team?based initiatives and with a particular focus on driving ownership and accountability.

Essential Functions

• Identifying opportunities for process improvement, waste removal, and cost reduction.
• Assists in the development and implementation of new or improved manufacturing methods, set?up reductions, productivity improvements, throughput improvements and variable cost improvements.
• Analyze, establish, and communicate performance standards to all manufacturing supervisors, leaders and employees.
• Meet with employees, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges; thereby creating a culture of continuous improvement and contributing towards becoming a learning organization. Educate members of the team about the relationship between their work and achieving project and company objectives.
• Working to continuously improve processes both on the production floor as well as transactional by collaborating with multiple functions.
• Measurement and validation of the effectiveness of implemented process improvements or continuous improvement efforts.
• Support digital transformation and automation initiatives where applicable.
• Reviews technical problems and provides solutions.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and best practices.
• Assesses product and process related risk to ensure quality assurance is integrated in the manufacturing planning and execution of the job.
• Will serve as a Company representative during relevant customer and third?party audits.
• Leads and performs internal audits; serves as a Company in?house expert in AS 9100; and advises management regarding the Companys operating practices.
• Communicate and direct resolution of significant quality?related technical problems to peers and senior management.
• Must be able to communicate directly with engineers, project managers, and not limited to customer source inspectors along with third?party source inspectors.
• Generates nonconformance reports for discrepancies discovered during inspection processes.
• Interpret complicated aerospace drawings and specifications.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment to solve customer?related issues to ensure the successful execution of programs.
• Ensure and monitor process controls.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Formal Education & Certification

Required :

Preferred :

Knowledge & Experience

Additional Requirements

Personal Attributes

Work Conditions

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case?by?case basis and may vary based on the following considerations : job?related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.

Votaw Precision Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability / Vets.

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