Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

• Training and oriented all BU employees on the kaizen concept, principles, tools and their application;

• Identity and certify the Kaizen Multipliers according to Sodecia group targets;

• Develop and support kaizen Multipliers (training, coaching and mentoring);

• Understand and monitor the KPI s selected in each pillar Grow, Cost, Quality, Delivery and Motivation (Doc support -Gap chart Report);

• Analyze and present to BU’s Management Team, the kaizen project to reduce or eliminate 7WASTES.

• Defines 12-week forecast kaizen projects and resources to reach the 2% savings(calculated in a 12-month perspective);

• Able to calculate “payback analysis” on kaizen projects, with the business unit management team and eventually other employee considered crucial to achieving an accurate analysis;

• Summarize and report weekly and monthly all kaizen activities, performance results, activities forecast and trends;

• Define and follow up all the PDCA concerning all kaizen activities to achieve all the Kaizen Targets;

• Analyze all the investments from a production process perspective to validate if it is the “last” improvement solution;

• Benchmarking best practices within Sodecia Group;

• Develop and deploy internal controls and organizational metrics dashboards (Visual management);

• Develop, manage and lead continuous process improvement strategies and initiatives according to the BU strategy;

Skills Profile:

– University Degree in industrial or production engineering or similar;

– Minimum of 2 + yrs. experience in continuous improvement environment at Automotive Industry

– Process Engineering experience is a plus;

– Experience working in an organization that has a well-implemented “Safety Culture” is a plus

Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience.Company Description

Welding and Stamping Manufacturing Company

Full-time