Process Engineer

Zohorecruit; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit, located in Kentucky, seeks an experienced Industrial Engineer to lead continuous improvement across Front-end & Core processes from tendering to delivery. You will drive lean initiatives, Kaizen events, and the deployment of smart factory solutions in partnership with IPM and plant teams.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Operations/Engineering, 4+ years in production systems, Agile/project management experience, and strong leadership with cost-saving project history.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field.
• Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED).
• 4+ years of experience with any type of Production Systems (e.g. Toyota Production System).
• Extensive experience with Agile Methodologies/Project Management.
• Ability to set overall priorities and form action plans to implement & monitor for results.
• Experience with cost saving projects for a manufacturing plant.
• Experience in industrial mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
• Ability to interact and lead others in a collaborative environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, problem solving, project management and communication skills.
• Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process. Lead by influence.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel) is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Industrial Engineers and Process Change leaders to support continuous improvement from tendering to delivery.
• Animate continuous improvement on operational processes in plant based on client’s Performance.
• Lead Kaizen events and, where needed, coordinate some events.
• Help deploy smart factory solutions in plant; coordinate with IPM and global leaders.
• Define action plans to build productivity and improve Direct Labor Productivity.
• Report productivity to support functions using standard tools and processes.
• Ensure sustainability of client’s Production System (SPS) at plant level and implement SPS actions.
• Foster skills growth at all levels in the factory around manufacturing excellence.
• Manage Value Stream Mapping (current & future state) and drive improvement of Product Lead Time.
• Implement concepts of green/red, SPS architecture lines, Short Interval Management, and Material Providing & Handling.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• The person will be partnered with our Industrial Engineers and Process Change leaders and will need to support the continuous improvement of the whole process, both in Front-end & Core, i.e. from tendering to delivery.
• Animate the continuous improvement on operational processes in plant based on client’s Performance.
• Challenge, follow Kaizen events and in some cases lead some of them.
• Smart factories: help lead the deployment of the smart factory solutions in plant: The point of contact of the IPM and global smart factory leader.
• Productivity: Define actions plan to build the productivity.
• Follow productivity action plan and ensure achievement of the Direct Labor Productivity target.
• Report the Direct Labor Productivity to support functions by using standard tools and processes.
• Ensure the transversal animation to get sustainability of client’s Production System (SPS) level in the plant (including implementation of actions plans driven by SPS assessment).
• Ensure the growing skills at all levels in the factory on the principles of manufacturing excellence.
• Manage the plant Value Stream Mapping (current & future state) and lead the continuous improvement of Product Lead Time by animating transversal actions plan at plant level.
• Ensure the implementation of the concept of green / red, principles of SPS, architecture lines, Short Interval Management, Material Providing & Handling.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field.
• Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED,
• 4+ years of experience with any type of Production Systems (Ex: Toyota Production systems or any other similar systems).
• Extensive experience with Agile Methodologies/Project Management.
• Ability to set overall priorities and form action plans to implement & monitor for results.
• Experience with cost saving projects for a manufacturing plant.
• Experience in industrial mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
• Ability to interact and lead others in a collaborative environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, problem solving, project management and communication skills.
• Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process. Lead by influence.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel) is a requirement.