Continuous Improvement Engineer

Philips Recruiting Services / Philips Automotive Recruiting • Full-time • Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, US • $100,000 - $115,000 / year • 3w ago

**Must Have Experience in Complex Manufacturing Operations**

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Responsibilities:

Facilitate cross-functional expert teams to drive breakthrough or Best-in-Class performance in People, Quality, Material Flow, and Cost.
Identifies key individuals for team membership and secures their approval to become team members.
Provides basic Six Sigma training to project team members.
Applies Six Sigma tools and techniques to measure, analyze, improve and control project processes.
Reports on project progress to Champion and other appropriate leadership levels at least on a monthly basis.
Prepares detailed plans to track project performance and assure timely completion and achievement of quality and savings goals.
Identifies barriers to project success and solicits help from champions when needed.
Attends required training and acquires needed skills.
Documents improvement process learning and shares best practices with other Black Belts.
Identifies and brings forward to Champion new project opportunities.
Accountable to impact on Operational Cost.
Complies with all Company Safety policies, procedures and rules.

Continuous Improvement Engineer Education and Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree required (Engineering discipline preferred).
Must have recent experience in a manufacturing plant preferably in the Automotive industry.
Strong communication, presentation, and teamwork skills.
Demonstrated high-level performance.
Has the initiative to drive change and is motivated to exceed expectations.
Possess basic statistical knowledge and the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects.
Excellent analytical skills.
Six Sigma Green Belt certification is preferred.