Lean Six Sigma Operations Excellence Engineer

Superior Essex Inc.; Brownwood (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Essex is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer to lead and coordinate the deployment of key improvement initiatives across the plant. You will drive process improvements and waste reduction, reporting to the Operational Excellence Manager.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide execution of improvement plans, and develop an Operational Excellence framework with quantified opportunities and prioritized actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from ABET accredited school with two (2) years of continuous improvement experience.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in related area with five (5) years of continuous experience
• Experience in successfully implementing lean/quality improvement initiatives in industrial manufacturing setting

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams in problem-solving and continuous improvement activities to produce sustainable solutions
• Guides teams through execution of plans after consensus building
• Improves efficiency by removing waste in process
• Creates technical drawings for workflow improvement jogs/fixtures, schematics, and layouts using SolidWorks/CAD or similar software
• Extracts data from ERP software
• Organizes and creates meaningful visualizations identifying opportunities and trends
• Works with managers to target areas for improvement and development of Operational Excellence plan and overall framework
• Performs as 5S Leader by implementing regular audits and follows up to ensure sustainability
• Provides training/coaching to plant personnel using various continuous improvement tools and initiatives
• Leads high impact projects where coaching is not sufficient due to scope and complexity of problem
• Leads post-implementation audits to ensure improvements are fully implemented, sustained and driven towards the planned benefits

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Data-driven decisions

Problem solving

Kaizen

5S

Value stream mapping

Team coaching

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Related field degree with 5 years experience

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

CAD (SolidWorks)

Excel

Job description

Superior Essex is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer to lead and coordinate the deployment of key improvement initiatives across the plant. You will drive process improvements and waste reduction, reporting to the Operational Excellence Manager.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide execution of improvement plans, and develop an Operational Excellence framework with quantified opportunities and prioritized actions.