Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement
Overview The Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement enjoys data mining, identifying improvement opportunities, leading teams to identify root cause and implement and sustaining improvements. Responsibilities
* Lead projects of cross functional global teams through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste in the process and identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement.
* Help manage company productivity program and support sites in achieving their yearly goals.
* Drive a culture of data-based decision making in both transactional and manufacturing processes.
* Analyze data to discover trends and issues and identify predictive and preventative actions to improve reliability and reduce variation in a process.
* Help establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global corporation
* Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
* Implement a structure to sustain improvements and embed the new processes into the current workflow.
* Lead and assists in defining, setting and implementation performance improvement strategies at locations.
* Collaborate with and influence senior management on areas of improvement and translate mgmt. expectations into project deliverables.
* Assist and lead digitalization and automation efforts globally that will assist in predictive maintenance etc.
* Drive the standardization,
implementation and communication of organizational best practices
* Drive the implementation of Organizational Management at sites and the implementation of Leading and Lagging KPIs. Qualifications Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments
* Lean Six Sigma training and certification, a mininimum of Black Belt (preferred Master Black Belt, or Lean Master Black Belt)
* Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis
* Working knowledge of MiniTab (SAP and Power BI preferred)
* Ability to interface and collaborate with senior mgmt. on opportunities and project status
* Broad and deep knowledge of Quality theories/tools that can be implemented in a Chemical Industry
* Ownership mentality, passionate about improving our processes and cost efficiency
* Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills to communicate within the team and with customers Required Years’ Experience
* Minimum 5 years of work experience in Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools and Data Analysis Required Education
* A Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related technical discipline Travel Requirements
* Domestic and International travel. 25-50% of time Location
* Europe Forli, Italy or Frankfurt, Germany. #J-18808-Ljbffr
* Lead projects of cross functional global teams through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste in the process and identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement.
* Help manage company productivity program and support sites in achieving their yearly goals.
* Drive a culture of data-based decision making in both transactional and manufacturing processes.
* Analyze data to discover trends and issues and identify predictive and preventative actions to improve reliability and reduce variation in a process.
* Help establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global corporation
* Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
* Implement a structure to sustain improvements and embed the new processes into the current workflow.
* Lead and assists in defining, setting and implementation performance improvement strategies at locations.
* Collaborate with and influence senior management on areas of improvement and translate mgmt. expectations into project deliverables.
* Assist and lead digitalization and automation efforts globally that will assist in predictive maintenance etc.
* Drive the standardization,
implementation and communication of organizational best practices
* Drive the implementation of Organizational Management at sites and the implementation of Leading and Lagging KPIs. Qualifications Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments
* Lean Six Sigma training and certification, a mininimum of Black Belt (preferred Master Black Belt, or Lean Master Black Belt)
* Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis
* Working knowledge of MiniTab (SAP and Power BI preferred)
* Ability to interface and collaborate with senior mgmt. on opportunities and project status
* Broad and deep knowledge of Quality theories/tools that can be implemented in a Chemical Industry
* Ownership mentality, passionate about improving our processes and cost efficiency
* Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills to communicate within the team and with customers Required Years’ Experience
* Minimum 5 years of work experience in Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools and Data Analysis Required Education
* A Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related technical discipline Travel Requirements
* Domestic and International travel. 25-50% of time Location
* Europe Forli, Italy or Frankfurt, Germany. #J-18808-Ljbffr