Manpower Engineering is seeking a Lean Manufacturing Engineer for our client in the Owensboro, KY area. Direct hire position. Relo package available . Excellent benefits package that includes BCBS health, dental, vision, life, disability, PTO, 401K Plan, and more!
Summary:
This person will be key in leading the transformation journey of continuous improvement with the support of the industrial engineer. Company wants to evolve their problem-solving skills, their 5s initiatives, the Value Stream Map exercises, the Kaizen and TPM events. We're looking for a person that can be self-driven, with excellent verbal and communication skills as they must convince and persuade "non-believers" in lean.
Overview of job duties:
• Lead and help implement the lean core tools across the plants (e.g. 5s, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizens, Visual Management)
• Act as a change agent for leading continuous improvement initiatives including development and delivery of lean training materials and programs
• Oversee the Diagnostics of Excellence Operations projects decided upon by the leadership team
• Facilitate and lead teams in continuous improvement events
• Facilitate problem solving by leveraging/modeling continuous improvement methodologies to eliminate root causes and permanently reduce variance.
• Develop a detailed root cause analysis for each problem, where each root cause is validated through testing demonstrating that the condition or defect can be turned on or off
• Perform data analysis and provide written reports that make problems and opportunities visible.
• Work together with Industrial Engineering to analyze lines for constraints and bottlenecks to achieve continuous flow
Here's who we are seeking:
• BS degree in Engineering with 3 years' experience
• Have experience with lean. Preferably some schooling or courses with TPS, Six Sigma, Lean Certification, Shingo Institute, etc.)
• Strong understanding and demonstrated experience in the areas of Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Lean principals, statistics and data analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary in order to persuade and influence decision making of individuals, groups, or work teams
• Experience with the following methodologies and practices: FMEA, Kaizen, Lean tools, 5S, Visual Factory Aids, SMED concepts, VSM, VOC and Poke Yoke
Why work for this company?
• Very stable company with long-tenured employees
• Great reputation
• Medical, dental, vision, life, short term and long-term disability insurance
• Matching 401 K and profit sharing
• Generous Paid Time off (PTO) plus 10 paid holidays
• Quarterly Bonus and much more!
36 months of experience required $0 per YEAR Employment Type: Full-Time