LEAN Continuous Improvement Engineer

College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy; Pinehurst (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstHealth is seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Engineer/Lean Coach to advance and scale Lean across the system. You will build relationships with system leadership and front-line staff to champion a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, business, healthcare or related field, plus 3–5 years of improvement experience and Lean/Six Sigma certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in industrial engineering, business, healthcare or related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in continuous/performance improvement or process/management engineering.
• Lean Certification/Six Sigma equivalent required.
• Operations management experiences preferred. Clinical & healthcare experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Lean tools to decrease waste and deliver value to customers.
• Views complex processes and problems and communicates them in simple understandable terms.
• Uses analytical and problems-solving skills to conduct root cause analysis and implement solutions.
• Coaches and facilitates multidisciplinary teams in continuous improvement, change management and Lean leader behaviors.

Skills

Lean coaching

Root cause analysis

A3 thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Lean Certification / Six Sigma

Tools

Lean tools (5S, VSM)

Minitab or similar stats software

Job description

Overview

Experienced, motivated Continuous Improvement Engineer/Lean Coach to help us advance & scale Lean at FirstHealth. Key work will include developing relationships with system leadership and front-line staff to champion & foster a culture that empowers problem solving & continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

A successful candidate will utilize their expertise in Lean tools to decrease waste & deliver value to customers. Views complex processes & problems and communicates them in simple understandable terms. Uses analytical and problems-solving skills to conduct root cause analysis & implement solutions.

This role coaches & facilitates multidisciplinary teams in continuous improvement, change management & Lean leader behaviors using basic & advanced process improvement principles & A3 Thinking. This position interacts with staff, providers & leaders across the organization and at all levels.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher from accredited institution in industrial engineering, business, healthcare or related field required. Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in continuous/performance improvement or process/management engineering; Lean Certification/Six Sigma Equivalent required. Operations management experiences preferred. Clinical &/or healthcare experience is a plus.