Continuous Improvement Engineer
About The Position
Unimacts Global is seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to lead process improvement initiatives within its steel fabrication operations at the Sloan, NV facility. This role is crucial for driving gains in productivity, quality, and cost across solar pile and galvanized tubing product lines by utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies. The engineer will be responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and executing improvements, with success measured by validated cost savings, OEE improvement, scrap reduction, and the sustainability of implemented changes. The company operates high-volume steel fabrication for solar infrastructure and structural tubing markets and needs to scale production capacity while maintaining cost discipline. This position is key to building a disciplined, data-driven continuous improvement function that transforms one-time fixes into standardized, sustained operational gains.
Requirements
- 5-7 years of continuous improvement or manufacturing engineering experience in steel fabrication, metal forming, or welding operations.
- Demonstrated track record of leading Lean or Six Sigma projects with quantified cost, quality, or throughput results.
- Working knowledge of fabrication equipment (CNC cutting, press brake, welding cells, galvanizing lines).
- Proficiency in MS Dynamics or similar ERP systems.
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools (Minitab or equivalent) for data-driven decision making.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and weld symbols.
- Strong facilitation and influencing skills, with experience driving change through supervisors and operators who do not report to this role.
- Hands-on problem solver comfortable spending the majority of the workday on the production floor.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification required.
Nice To Haves
- Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead data analysis, interpretation, and inference of key operational data metrics across all departments, reporting plant performance daily as an executive summary.
- Conduct root cause analysis on quality defects, downtime, and scrap using DMAIC, 5-Why, and fishbone methods.
- Develop systems and processes to digitalize on-ground operations in terms of inventory management, engineering, and maintenance management.
- Track OEE, scrap rate, cycle time, and cost-per-unit metrics, and build the improvement pipeline from data trends.
- Apply 5S and visual management systems on the shop floor and audit sustainment after implementation.
- Build the business case, financial justification, and ROI tracking for improvement projects and capital requests.
- Train and coach production supervisors and operators on Lean tools and problem-solving methods.
- Report savings, project status, and improvement roadmap to Plant Manager and leadership on a recurring cadence.
- Spearhead all new projects and improvements in the plant.
- Develop a technical and financial feasibility study for NPI requests from customers.
- Develop process automations for communication and workflow, and optimize communication and information flow in the factory.
- Propose chains of command, PFMEA, and PFD for the most efficient state of operations.
- Analyze common defects and work with Quality to ensure recurrence prevention in an engineering way.
- Minimize/eliminate waste in the plant to maximize streamlined process flow.
- Develop SOPs, WI, best practices, and resource optimization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
