POSITION: Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer
WORK LOCATION: 351 Cheryl Lane, Walnut, CA 91789
WORK HOURS: 40 hours/week or Full-time
SALARY RANGE: $70,500 ~ $105,575 per year
JOB DUTIES:
- Work with cross-functional teams to support the launch of new projects and initiatives across the country, with a specific focus on our West Coast fulfillment operations.
- Responsible for supporting the team that manages the start-up, validation, and sustainment of our existing and incoming software and systems.
- Recommend processes, procedures, and modifications to improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques and production yields for existing products utilizing knowledge of Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
- Determine appropriate skills necessary for equipment/process operability and establishing training requirements.
- Develop and coaches current CI Engineers, developing a deep bench of lean-focused teammates.
- Analyze data, use of basic statistical tools, and use value stream mapping to gain a deeper understanding of processes and identify strategic improvement opportunities for facility and layout optimization.
- Employ a working knowledge of standard-work to ensure every work activity is properly defined, displayed (point-of-use) and accurately followed by every person to enable safety adherence, consistent quality and productivity being achieved.
- Use basic Lean and six sigma methodologies (value stream mapping, time studies) to develop process improvement initiatives.
- Manage a portfolio of lean projects directed at reducing waste and improving quality to provide greater valve; implements such tools as: 5S, KPI, SMED, VSM, and Kaizen.
- Implement such tools as: Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Capability, Pareto analysis, Fishbone, SMED.
- Create documentation for training materials such as checklists, standard work, and standard operating procedures.
- Communicate plans and other agreements to stakeholders for alignment while listening to feedback and making modifications if appropriate.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related; AND
- 2 years of progressive experience in job offered or related
- 2 years of progressive experience must include knowledge of basic lean and six sigma methodologies, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and knowledge of facility and layout optimization.
