Continuous Improvement Engineer

Salary Range: $95,000-$105,000

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for leading and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and supporting functions to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and operational efficiency.

This position serves as a dedicated Lean resource for the facility and will identify improvement opportunities, facilitate structured Kaizen events, lead cross-functional teams, analyze processes and performance data, and implement sustainable improvements.

The Continuous Improvement Engineer will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, HSE, and other departments to establish a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement. The position requires strong leadership, facilitation, analytical, and communication skills, including the ability to present project opportunities, progress, and results to senior management.

• Lead the site's continuous improvement activities and support the development and execution of the facility's Lean strategy.
• Plan, organize, and facilitate Kaizen events, including structured multi-day/5-day team-based process improvement events.
• Lead cross-functional teams through identification of problems, root-cause analysis, development of countermeasures, implementation, and follow-up.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, lead time, inventory, and operational efficiency.
• Apply Lean methodologies and tools including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, Gemba, waste elimination, flow, pull systems, root-cause analysis, PDCA, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Conduct process observations, time studies, workflow analysis, capacity analysis, and other evaluations to identify waste, constraints, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop current-state and future-state process maps and implementation plans.
• Facilitate improvement workshops involving employees from Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, HSE, and other functional areas.
• Establish clear project objectives, scope, timelines, responsibilities, and measurable performance targets.
• Develop business cases for improvement initiatives, including expected labor, material, productivity, capacity, and cost savings.
• Quantify, track, validate, and report the financial and operational impact of continuous improvement projects.
• Develop and maintain continuous improvement project dashboards, action plans, metrics, and other tracking systems.
• Monitor completed improvement projects to ensure improvements are sustained and expected results are achieved.
• Partner with department leaders to establish appropriate KPIs and identify opportunities based on operational performance.
• Coach and train employees and leaders in Lean principles, structured problem solving, waste identification, and continuous improvement tools.
• Encourage employee participation in continuous improvement and help develop a culture in which employees actively identify and implement improvements.
• Support the development and implementation of standard work following process improvements.
• Present project proposals, progress, challenges, results, and recommendations to senior management.
• Communicate effectively with employees at all organizational levels, from production employees to executive leadership.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations on equipment, automation, layout, workflow, and manufacturing-process improvement initiatives.
• Support capital improvement projects by identifying expected operational benefits and assisting with post-implementation measurement.
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