Continuous Improvement Engineer

Kingspan Insulation; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Continuous Improvement-Operational Excellence Engineer to drive efficiency and cost reduction at their Winchester site. This role involves developing strategies using Lean and Six Sigma principles, collaborating with various departments to enhance manufacturing processes, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in CI within manufacturing, excellent project management skills, and the ability to analyze data effectively. Join a forward-thinking company where your contributions will significantly impact operational excellence and drive success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of CI experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum Six Sigma Green Belt and project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies for Continuous Improvement and cost reduction.
• Identify and run CI projects to enhance manufacturing efficiency.

Skills

Continuous Improvement (CI)

Six Sigma Green Belt

Project Management

Lean Methodologies

Data Analysis

Microsoft Office Suite

Problem Solving

Customer Orientation

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This position is not able to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA at this time.

Summary Description

The Continuous Improvement-Operational Excellence (CI/OpEx) Engineer will develop short and long-term strategies for KINA’s Winchester site incorporating OpEx, Lean, Six Sigma principles and other practices enabling costs to be reduced, both in terms of manufacturing efficiencies and sales. Work with the Plant Manager and managers across the site to develop and roll out a range of activities, performance management systems, and standardizing practices that will improve plant capacity and reduce overall manufacturing costs.

Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Work to continue the development of a Continuous Improvement culture within KINA.
2. Assist the plant that has identified shortcoming or scope for improvement in any part of their process. Deliverable should include agreement on a clear statement of problem or improvement opportunity, agreement on what success looks like and how to measure it, structured and data-based problem-solving process with report(s) detailing the outcome.
3. Identify and physically run CI and cost saving projects.
4. Work with all departments and the division to identify opportunities for reducing and avoiding costs, through analyzing the value streams and then working with local management to develop loss reduction plans.
5. Identify best and good practice in any department and consider the case for implementation in some or all of the other departments in the plant.
6. Provide C.I. training on core tools and techniques ensuring division standards are adhered to and give feedback from audits, process confirmations and spot checks.
7. Help coordinate the collection of all data required for monthly manufacturing reporting and analysis.
8. Monitor progress to ensure results are sustained.
9. Ensure all plant reporting is standard in terms of timeliness, content, and presentation.
10. Develop divisional automated, electronic systems, to help further develop the plant’s visibility into problems and to aid the root cause investigation process.
11. Analyse, provide and validate data critical to justification of capital and OpEx projects and be able to create a capital expenditure project.
12. Facilitate the plant’s Monthly Steering Committee meeting.
13. Overall KPI’s or Measures: site annual cost down plans, manufacturing/various savings rolled into margin, site OpEx annual external audit score, Internal IMS audit process and monthly reports showing performance against targets.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Education and/or Experience: bachelor’s degree in business, Finance or Engineering from an accredited school or equivalent skills and experience.

Must have:

• 3+ years of CI experience within a manufacturing environment and hands on CI project experience
• Minimum Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Project management experience.
• Experience in deployment of CI methodologies.
• Ability to manage priorities and work autonomously.
• Ability to develop, model and coach lean applications.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time and work remotely.

Must be able to:

• Focus on obtaining goals and achieving results in accordance with timetable, standards, and commitments.
• Initiate actions and making proposals on own initiative.
• Ability to adapt effectively in case of changing circumstances, resistance, problems, or opportunities to achieve the desired objectives.
• Proficient in Microsoft packages, competent at concisely formatting reports, presentations at Management, and shop floor.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate orally and written in English.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures by using advanced math skills, applicable to and consistent with a business degree.

Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Customer Orientation: Placing the appropriate priority on the internal or external customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs.

Decision Making: Identifying and understanding challenges and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating, and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions.

Managing Work: Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Teamwork: Working cooperatively in partnership with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals.

Health & Safety: The ability to autonomously apply and adhere to health and safety protocols, contributing to the creation of a safe and secure work environment.

All employees have the following compliance obligations:

• Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Product Compliance Policy.
• Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and markets demands.
• Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of Compliance Management System.
• Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Wholesale Building Materials