Continuous Improvement Engineer

Wonderbrands•Langley, BC

1d•CA$70,000 - CA$75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Engineer works on special continuous improvement projects related to continually reducing costs and increasing overall efficiencies; all within a fast-paced, high-growth food manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Completed Post-Secondary education (Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical) Engineering
Must possess excellent analytical skills
Must have demonstrated ability to interact with others and is adept at leading and motivating a team
Flexible to work different work schedules when needed
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills are required
Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Must be flexible, high energy and passionate in getting things done

Nice To Haves

Training in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt) is an asset
Prior work experience in a food manufacturing environment is an asset

Responsibilities

Implement and drive standard work, including appropriate communication boards and problem-solving systems focused on core operations
Participates and performs assessment - daily leadership round on the floor, with coaching of operators, and owning follow up to drive improvement
Continuously challenging the status quo to drive culture change at the Bakery towards a methodical, data driven approach to problem solving with an emphasis on root cause problem solving and sustaining improvements
Shares site performance weekly and monthly with the Bakery Leader
Identifies gaps in CI implementation against the plan and develops action steps with CI leader and Bakery leadership team
Collects, compiles and analyzes performance and/or financial data that supports process improvement, cost reduction activities, and/or manufacturing optimization (labor, Waste, OEE)
Develops insights from data evaluation to understand trends, root causes of problems, and identify opportunities for improvement
Utilize project management tools to track progress and provide status updates on key projects with Bakery project teams including leading sub-tracks of projects through to implementation
Assist with capital improvements recommendations
Have a forward view, working closely with Bakery Leader and Finance on the Bakery productivity pipeline and continued focus of eliminating inefficiencies and waste at the Bakery
Lead Continuous Improvement project teams, educate team members and spread the Continuous Improvement Culture throughout the organization.