Process Improvement Engineer

The Process Improvement Engineer is a process owner responsible for maintaining procedures and systems that will drive continuous improvement and innovation of a manufacturing process or a range of manufacturing equipment. This role will also be immediately tasked with analyzing and reporting on opportunities regarding safety, process specifications, indirect material and quality variance, and cost savings projects.

• Participate in all aspects of the Sage Safety Process
• Travel between plant(s) as needed
• Generate, update, and present data reports and presentations to Upper management
• Utilize DMAIC, 5-Why, Fishbone diagrams, Pareto’s, and/or Toyota A3 for root cause analysis and systematic problem solving
• Utilize 4S/5S strategies, Lean methodologies, and Six Sigma to optimize processes and lead team members
• Recommend strategies for cost reduction and process improvements.
• Support the development and scale up of new products; optimizing specifications once products enter mass production
• Navigate ERP system, local databases/control systems, and historical technical documents to optimize process
• Create and maintain relevant charts, visualizations, and graphics to illustrate process performance and highlight process gaps
• Participate/Lead daily meetings with the goal of dispositioning and reducing the creation of Nonconforming material
• Assist in leading and coaching production associates and with the goal of 100% conformance to Plant/Process policies and procedures
• Interact and interface with Automotive OEMs including Toyota, Daimler, Stellantis, and General Motors, ensuring their satisfaction and compliance with their performance standards
• All other duties as needed/directed by supervisor

• Ability to communicate with all areas of the company and with outside customers
• Self-starter with excellent time management skills. Should have ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy in all work.

• Technical expertise and/or willingness to take a hands-on approach to troubleshooting
• Experience and proficiency in coaching, leading, and managing people
• Working knowledge of JOMAR ERP system preferred/ability to learn
• Working knowledge of SPC, COAs, SDS, etc preferred/ability to learn
• Experience in making data driven decisions in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with DMAIC, Six Sigma, Lean Processing, or Toyota Production Systems
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, skills and interest in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar field