Continuous Improvement Engineer

Modine Manufacturing • Lawrenceburg, TN

72d

About The Position

At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. More than 13,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them. Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com. Position Description Reporting to the CI Manager, the CI Engineer will lead the design, development and implementation of the Continuous Improvement strategy for the facility. This role is both strategic and tactical - strategic in that the CI strategy is aligned with and a key input to achieving the overall business strategy for the organization; and tactical in that the incumbent is also the chief Lean practitioner within the facility. The CI Engineer is responsible for leading and teaching best Lean practices and tools, including but not limited to 8 Waste identification/elimination, VS Mapping, Continuous Flow, Kanban/Pull Systems, Heijunka, 5S, Visual & Daily Management. Kaizen events will be a key vehicle for driving rapid improvement and engaging/developing the capabilities of the teams. The CI Engineer will establish, track, and publish KPI's to monitor the effectiveness of CI activities.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in industrial business administration, process management, engineering, operations, or industrial engineering
• Experience in a Lean manufacturing environment
• An excellent communicator with presentation and mentoring skills
• Dynamic thinking and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

• Key member in all tier board discussions to capture the actions items for the gap to meet the target KPI's with all the functions.
• Coach / train shop floor associates on problem solving methodology / 5S.
• Develop the plan & conduct training programs on Lean tools to the shop floor associates.
• Create Total employee involvement culture by implementing suggestion schemes, kaizen blitz, kaizen workshops along with the shop floor employees.
• Lead the development of short, intermediate, and long-term Lean strategies for the facility.
• Capture 16 losses on each value stream to improve the process up to the target level.
• Ensure all the changes are made by the systematic lean way.
• Develop and maintain current state and future state value stream maps for each value stream within the facility.
• Ensure the establishment of and stakeholder commitments to meaningful and measurable targets for all Kaizen activities.
• Staying up-to-date with developments in Continuous Improvement and Lean principles.
• Weekly report out on KPI's - plan vs actual, Improvement plan for the gap.
• Develop and build a culture of engagement at all levels of the business to provide a highly energized team which is flexible to meet the changing needs of the business.

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental & vision insurance coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Maternity Leave (12 weeks at 100% pay)
• 8 weeks of short term disability leave paid at 100%
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave paid at 100%
• Paternity Leave (4 weeks at 100% pay)
• 401k Retirement plan and company paid match
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Short Term Disability (company paid)
• Long Term Disability
• Competitive time-off policies
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees