Continuous Improvement Engineer with Apex International at our Eden Prairie or Chaska location

Job Description

Job Description

At Apex International , we pride ourselves on being a high-quality manufacturer of over the counter personal care, and household products. We create collaborative partnerships with customers ranging from global Fortune 100 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups.

We are currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer at either our Eden Prairie or Chaska location. This role will report to the VP of Maintenance and Engineering and will be at the forefront of implementing and maintaining key processes through the entire Compounding and Filling operation to improve safety, quality, and productivity to support business growth. In partnership with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering, the successful candidate would use a data-driven approach to determine the areas to focus on for improvement and implement action plans to deliver results.

Job Summary

The continuous improvement engineer is often a mechanical engineering professional with experience in manufacturing and preferability in a consumer packaged goods environment (food, beverages, makeup, and / or household products). The CI engineer will be focused on testing and evaluating processes and procedures to locate inefficiencies, make recommendations, and implement improvements to quality, productivity, safety, and cost. The main objective of this role is to lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives that improve plant throughput and reduce scrap and yield loss.

Key Job Accountabilities

Process Improvement and Optimization

• Identify, evaluate, develop, specify, justify, install, and start up process improvements to

increase line efficiency and reduce unscheduled downtime.

Training and Team Development

Cause Analysis).

Project Management

Required Experience and Skills

consumer-packaged goods (or related) industry.

Work Demands

Work Schedule

Benefits :

Additional Information

Apex International's dynamic nature, unwavering commitment to quality, implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices, financial strength, unwavering focus on customer satisfaction and problem-solving employees have propelled us to become a prominent industry leader in contract manufacturing for the personal and home care sector.

As a leader in contract manufacturing, Apex stands out due to :

Apex International offers a hybrid work schedule, with our team onsite two or three days per week. Our manufacturing locations are in Eden Prairie and Chaska, MN, and our corporate office is in Eden Prairie, MN. This role would require travel weekly to either or both locations, depending on project and work needs.

Apex International Inc. is an equal-opportunity Employer.

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