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Continuous Improvement Engineer

Troy, OH 45373

Posted: 05/16/2024 Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 612060 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Our client is North Americas largest garage door manufacturer. They are looking to bring on a Continuous Improvement Engineer at their Troy, OH location. The ideal candidate would have 5 years of CIE experience in a manufacturing environment.

Position Responsibilities
  • Promote safety and ensure a safe work environment
  • Support and train 5S throughout the plant
  • Understand, determine necessary changes, and contribute to the creation of engineering labor standards
  • Assist in the continued development, training, coaching, and implementing of the front-line management system
  • Monitor, track, and improve manufacturing efficiency
  • Assess and develop processes that deliver required results in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
  • Contribute ideas to budget development and determine ways to support plant leadership in controlling and reducing labor costs
  • Formulate short- and long-term operating objectives in cost reduction, quality improvement, and new product integration.
  • Develop and maintain a partnership with supporting areas including scheduling, materials, engineering, and maintenance.
  • Establish machine and labor capacity analysis on critical processes.
  • Response to customer feedback and complaints.
  • Ensure compliance with all regulatory bodies and prepare for audits. 
  • Develop a playbook for labor assignments within all production areas that assists line leaders in making staffing adjusts to counter changing customer demand
  • Develop high performance work teams thru teaching of problem solving, Kaizen, and other lean principles
  • Drive a continuous improvement culture
  • Analyze actual production methods and establish best practices in order to standardize processes within and between plants

 
Job Requirements/Qualifications
 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent education plus experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years' of demonstrated continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experienced in implementation of lean manufacturing concepts.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Strong developer of teams.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the recruiter to ensure it’s from @theplanetforward.com - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Forward.

Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.