Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer - Logistics Ops

Misfits Market; Walnut (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Grocery box credit

Job summary

Misfits Market is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive process design, project management, implementation and data analysis across logistics and distribution. You will partner with field operations to deploy data-driven solutions, coach leaders, and sustain lean practices in a fast-growing environment.

You will help expand 3PL collaborations, build scalable business processes, and ensure safety, quality and productivity while reducing waste and improving unit economics.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years hands-on experience in a manufacturing, warehouse and/or delivery operations environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, project management or equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and practices.
• Minimum of a Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma Certification is preferred, with examples of Lean tool usage.
• Collaborate and work cross-functionally with a variety of teams including Operations, HR, Supply, Innovation, Customer Care and Marketing.
• Work independently or collaboratively, with little supervision in a changing environment with shifting priorities.
• Recognize and identify root causes for subtle differences in processes and data sets.
• Coach and practice a disciplined Lean daily management approach at the point of value-adding to enable continual focus on process improvement, eliminating waste while maintaining visual controls that track critical metrics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A self-starter attitude and the ability to tackle problems with minimal direction.
• Strong experience using Google Suite and Microsoft Office applications, and project management software such as Jira and Confluence.
• Skill in using MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint at an intermediate level.
• Quick learner of new concepts.

Responsibilities

• Support launch of new projects and initiatives across the country, focusing on West Coast fulfillment operations.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Production and Delivery Operations.
• Support 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.
• Determine appropriate skills necessary for equipment/process operability and establish training requirements.
• Develop and coach current CI Engineers, building a deep bench of lean-focused teammates.
• Analyze data, use basic statistical tools and use value stream mapping to gain a deeper understanding of processes and identify strategic improvement opportunities.
• 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 Principles to develop process improvement initiatives.
• Manage a portfolio of lean projects directed at reducing waste and improving quality to provide greater value; implement tools such as 5S, KPI, SMED, VSM and Kaizen.
• Implement tools such as 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.
• Be a leader of change and practice servant leadership. Comfortable working with all levels of the organization while questioning the status quo and being a strong communicator.
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational and time‑management skills.
• Maintain satisfactory attendance, including timeliness and onsite presence at our Fulfillment Centers.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Data analysis

Mentoring

Data-driven decision making

Team leadership

Problem solving

Change management

Google Suite

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor-level engineering degree

Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Google Suite

Job description

Misfits Market is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to drive process design, project management, implementation and data analysis across logistics and distribution. You will partner with field operations to deploy data-driven solutions, coach leaders, and sustain lean practices in a fast-growing environment.

You will help expand 3PL collaborations, build scalable business processes, and ensure safety, quality and productivity while reducing waste and improving unit economics.