Continuous Improvement Engineer

Adient plc; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient plc is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer in San Antonio, TX, to lead improvement initiatives across value streams. You will coach CI teams, align with plant leadership, and drive BBP metric improvements through DMAIC-project execution.

You will collaborate with Process Owners and Plant Management to develop and deliver the CI roadmap, ensuring annual goals are met and savings targets achieved while fostering best-practice sharing across units.

Qualifications

• Identify gaps in Best Business Practice Metrics (BBP’s), and work with all plant levels to establish and execute an improvement strategy.
• Assess current state of the department or plant’s value streams; develop future state vision and implement the plan.
• Coaches CI team, including staff, Black Belts and other CI practitioners to apply DMAIC milestones.
• Establishes C.I. Profit Plan and forecasts; drives team to achieve.
• Ensures Process Owner involvement in SOW development and team leadership.
• Prepares detailed plans using standard tracking/reporting systems to drive performance and savings goals.
• Collaborates with leadership to develop a department/plant CI Roadmap balancing internal efficiency and customer focus.
• Assists Process Owners in removing barriers and drives changes as needed.
• Drives best practice sharing and implementation across business units.
• Identifies and presents new CI project opportunities to Champion.
• Assists Plant Manager in strategic initiatives to improve standards and systems.
• Accountable for delivering annual CI goals.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize gaps in BBP metrics and develop improvement strategies.
• Assess current state and craft future state vision for value streams; monitor implementation.
• Coach CI team to apply DMAIC milestones across projects and belts.
• Develop CI roadmaps and balance resources between efficiency and customer-focused projects.
• Support Process Owners to remove barriers and drive project success.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Project Management

Team Coaching

Job description

## Continuous Improvement EngineerApply: San Antonio, TX: Full time: Posted Today: R-29646**JOB DESCRIPTION****Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*** Identify gaps in Best Business Practice Metrics (BBP’s), and then work with all levels of the plant in establishing and executing a strategy for improving them.* Assess the current state of the department or plant’s value streams; develop future state vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan.* Coaches CI team, including department or plant staff, Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and other CI practitioners (Green Belts, Lean practitioners, KT practitioners) to apply correct tools and the DMAIC milestones for continuous improvement.* Establishes C.I. Profit Plan and subsequent Forecast goals; Drives team to achieve.* Ensures Process Owner involvement in SOW development and team leadership.* Using standard tracking and reporting systems, will prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and achievement of product/process quality, and savings goals.* Collaborate with leadership to develop a department or plant C.I. Roadmap, driving breakthrough or Best-in-Class performance that balances resources between internal efficiency and external customer-focused effectiveness projects through 1. Just Do It improvements, 2. Six Sigma projects, and 3. Lean Implementation projects.* Assists Process Owners in identifying barriers to project success and helps to drive changes when needed.* Drive and support best practice sharing and implementation across business units.* Identifies and brings forward to Champion new project opportunities.* Assist Plant Manager in any strategic initiative that will help in compliance to standards, implementing new systems, and designing creative solutions that will continuously improve the plant.* Is accountable to deliver the plant or department's annual CI goals.**PRIMARY LOCATION**Avanzar San Antonio Facility### About UsAdient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit **www.adient.com.**