Senior Process Improvement Engineer - Plastics Thermoforming and Extrusion

* Improve and direct Preventive Maintenance plan for assigned area.
* Root cause based troubleshooting to understand and correct safety, quality, and delivery issues with the equipment.
* Work with maintenance and Manufacturing Engineers to correct common cause issues.
* Support all plant priorities in the areas of EHS, Schedule Attainment, Spoilage & Yield, Labor & Overtime, Productivity, Spare Parts cost controls and Lean Manufacturing.
* Execute routine equipment purchases, to include presenting justification for capital expenses or process improvements, design and specification of equipment and standardization of equipment within manufacturing methods and safety requirements.
* Provide training and aid in trouble-shooting and downtime response in specified area of expertise.
* Steer up-time and equipment reliability improvements through simplification activities.
* Develop and guide cross functional projects with other departments and suppliers to make entire supply chain more robust, driving OEE.
* Coordinate with AME on equipment purchases & qualification.
* Provide the "voice of the plant", giving feedback on lessons learned and plant preferences.
* Review product prototypes and concepts for manufacturability.
* Provide feedback to the NPI team on capacity, impact on operator and process stability/sustainability.
* Interface with vendors and OEM suppliers, along with Facilities Engineer, to learn maintenance requirements and equipment troubleshooting. Distribute information and knowledge.
* Update manufacturing control documents, floor & workstation layouts. Work with Team Leaders on Standard Work and Job Instruction creation.
* Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree with technical degree required (or equivalent experience.)
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Manufacturing Engineering/Operations/Quality support roles or equivalent military experience.
* Minimum of 2 years or more leadership experience in manufacturing operations, preferably unionized operations.
* Must have flexibility to work different shift
* Experience in Plastics Thermoforming and Extrusion knowledge
* Tooling Maintenance Engineering
* Injection Molding
* Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting high volume manufacturing equipment.
* Proven ability to influence and drive change.
* Experience in high volume manufacturing environment.
* Experience in material flow.
* Solid verbal/written communication skills coupled with strong interpersonal skills.
* Advanced computer skills - high proficiency in Microsoft products (especially Excel) and ability to grasp new systems quickly.
* Strong project management and analytical/problem solving skills with demonstrated ability to scope and analyze cross-functional problems to generate/implement solutions.
* Must have experience applying time studies and/or standard work.
* Ability to adapt to and juggle changing and competing priorities.
* Early and/or late hours often required to work around the manufacturing schedule / timing.
* Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment with both hourly and salary personnel to meet the needs of operators, the program and the business.
* High initiative, self-starter, proactive, dedicated, results oriented, a team player.
* Knowledge of Appliances manufacturing processes.
* Experience in PLC Controls, Fanuc robots, end of arm tooling, PMs, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatics and welding techniques.
* Experience and training in lean manufacturing practices.
* Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
* Program Management skills.

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