Senior Lean and Continuous Improvement Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The Sr. Lean and CI Engineer leads, coordinates and contributes to the lean mission through 6 groups of activities in collaboration with the OpEx and Transfo. Manager and the cross functional team in the plant

• Nemera Production System (NPS)
  1. Coordinate, contribute, ensure standard deployment & audit (for all bricks of NPS House)
  2. Organize best practices awareness and surveillance between Nemera’s plants and external
• Lean Six Sigma (LSS)
  1. Perform trainings to co workers
  2. Project management / support / delivery on
  3. Lean / flow guidance for all transversal operations projects
• Transformation
  1. Is responsible to the creation, coordination & deployment of transformation plant roadmap (local / central, dimensions, budget / Strat plan participation)
• Performance management
  1. Governance, Reporting (e.g., gain tracker, plant KPIs insurance, savings)
  2. Analyze and identify improvement / savings opportunities
  3. MES key user and development contributors
• Change / Coaching
  1. Practitioner on assigned projects in partnership with Operations team
• Value from digital
  1. Value generation through advanced analytics capabilities for following systems and relevant operational modules: MES, ERP, APS, CMMS
  2. Assist in power BI roadmap for the plant
  3. Digital innovators: identify new ways, lead proof of concept when relevant, optimize digital tool usage, optimize and analyze data from digital
• Executes continuous improvement strategies by translating business objectives into actionable projects.
• Communicates the company’s continuous improvement philosophy, vision, and expectations.
• Shares lean and continuous improvement best practices through the organization.
• Partners with each department to streamline, improve and sustain process with a primary focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Acts as a change agent around continuous improvement opportunities.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, lead-time, and inventory.
• Identifies quality improvement opportunities.
• Evaluates workflow and cell design and recommends improvements to enhance productivity and safety.
• Looks for opportunities to maximize efficiency and reduce waste.
• Leads value stream mapping exercises to determine and record business improvement areas.
• Designs and leads projects to implement continuous improvement actions and achieve future state.
• Develops measurement systems supporting lean manufacturing philosophy.
• Tracks and executes cost reduction on process improvements.
• Documents and communicates improvements in manufacturing overhead, efficiency and utilization.
• Develops and sustains employees training and development on lean concepts.
• Trains teams in improvement processes, optimizes floor layout and material flow using lean concepts.
• Executes the NPS philosophy across the plants.
• Leads and/or participates in local and central transformation initiatives.
• Own, manage, and support MES reports for the plants through report creation and production support.
• Engaged in 5S efforts across the plants.
• Facilitate dimensional rollouts to achieve operational excellence.
• Engage in cross-functional initiatives across all departments in the plant.
• Follow all safety procedures, including the use of PPE as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• 5+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing setup processing polymers/plastics in a highly automated environment.
• CMMS, SAP proficiency, Proficient in Master Data concepts.
• Creo/Pro-E/AUTOCAD experience preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of maintenance performance KPis
• Customer centricity

Requirements

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 10+ years relevant experience in a manufacturing setup.
• Professional Project Manager Certification
• Strong Excel and data analytical skills.
• Strong math, reading, problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team setup as a facilitator or a leader.
• Black belt in Lean Six Sigma
• MES proficiency
• Strong Power BI skills and dashboard creation for key metrics (including DAX functionality, power automate etc.)
• Strong experience in projects portfolio management and reporting (5+ years)
• Strong industrial experience in a leadership / management position (5+ years)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and adaptability to accommodate business needs in an agile environment