Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job Title: Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa

Salary: $80-100K + plus bonus

Job Summary of the Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer: 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 and 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 of Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer:

• 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 of the Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer:

• 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.

• Builds relationships with various levels of leadership and individual contributors and influences culture by leveraging change management skills.

• 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

• Engineering degree required.