Continuous Improvement Leader

Afsifilters; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

401k match up to 5%

Monthly Bonus opportunities up to 9% of base pay

Job summary

Afsifilters in Champaign, Illinois is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead and coordinate improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. In this role, you will track project progress, facilitate improvement events, and coach employees while ensuring quality and efficiency.

The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering and 3-5 years of relevant manufacturing experience. Benefits include health insurance, dental, vision, and bonus opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of manufacturing experience or equivalent.
• Must have experience with Lean/Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Leads process improvement activities to ensure functionality, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Evaluates processes and makes recommendations for improvements.
• Facilitates Kaizen events and root cause analysis sessions.

Skills

Project management

Lean/Six Sigma methodologies

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Reports To: Plant Manager

Status: Full-Time/Exempt

Summary

Leads and/or coordinates projects identified by the Operations Manager using Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies. Leads process improvement activities to ensure functionality, quality, cost, and schedule. Supports plant initiatives relating to continuous improvement. Recruits, trains and leads project team members.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Salary Information

• Monthly Bonus opportunities up to 9% of base monthly pay

Benefits

All full-time positions are eligible for health, dental, vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, and 401k match up to 5%. Please refer to our benefits page for more information.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluates, analyzes, and makes recommendations on processes and cost improvements to improve the competitive position of the company.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce waste, improve quality, and increase efficiency.
• Track project progress, report results, and ensure sustainability of improvements.
• Facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis sessions.
• Educate and coach employees on continuous improvement methodologies and tools.
• Promote a culture of problem-solving and innovation throughout the organization.
• Leads improvement projects and effectively coordinates these projects with department managers, project sponsors, and other AFSI personnel to ensure successful integration and prevent potential conflicts with other initiatives.
• Identifies, defines, leads, and implements improvement projects using Lean/Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodologies, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Provides training and serves as a technical resource to spread knowledge and usage of continuous improvement tools throughout the AFSI organization.
• Coordinates with other Operations team members to develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve safety, production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Maintains, analyzes, and controls TPM.
• Continues personal studies through corporate programs, outside seminars, and educational institutions in order to maintain and improve knowledge of current continuous improvement initiatives.
• Works in a safe manner, following all safety policies and procedures while keeping in mind others’ safety as well.
• Reports any accidents and potentially unsafe conditions or unsafe acts immediately to appropriate supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Three to five years of manufacturing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have experience with Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing. Excellent project management, presentation, training, team leadership, and communication skills are a must.

• Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

• Mathematical Skills:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

• Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
• Other Skills and Abilities:

Ability to positively affect others with knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies; Ability to develop, execute and monitor plans; Ability to interact well within all levels of the organization. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and facilitation abilities.

Proficiency in data analysis tools and project management software.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Advanced Filtration Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.