Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Affinity Executive Search; Dubuque (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location: Waterloo, Iowa

Salary: $80-100K + bonus

Job Summary: We are looking to hire a Continuous Improvement Engineer for our team. This role will serve as a subject matter expert to lead the implementation of Lean processes. This CI Engineer will serve as a technical resource for our leadership team to consult for guidance and assistance with lean-related concerns.

Qualifications:

• Identify and leverage best practices in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement-related processes.
• Assist in development and identify opportunities for improvement across the organization.
• Evaluate and interpret both industry requirements and internal Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements with the goal of developing robust procedures and instructions.
• Help the site Quality teams and/or senior Quality leadership as subject matter expert to investigate and correct quality issues and establish continuous improvement opportunities.
• Lead and facilitate projects generated from our High-Performance Team Board process.
• Lead and facilitate installation and implementation of ISO-9001 quality management systems.

Responsibilities:

• Engineering degree is required. Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering preferred.
• Manufacturing Engineering or Process Engineering experience.
• 10+ years of experience.
• Expertise in ISO-9000 and internal auditing.
• CORE, Lean, or Six-Sigma experience.
• Support manufacturing, product, and/or customer quality processes to implement process improvements.
• Utilize knowledge and expertise to provide input and influence the development, application, and maintenance of prevention, root cause corrective action, quality control systems, and protocols.
• Facilitate, communicate, and visualize process flow for stakeholders and teams.
• Build relationships with various levels of leadership and individual contributors and influence culture by leveraging change management skills.
• Implement projects using demonstrated proactive project management skills and risk mitigation techniques.
• Design and deliver solutions that meet organizational needs and bring value to the organization.
• Lead efforts and development with minimal oversight, set objectives and guide others on execution/approach for achievement of operational results.
• 10% travel.
• Communicates with and to all levels of the organization – clear and concise objectives, identifies and shares risks and opportunities, ability to create value statements.