Continuous Improvement Engineer

Faurecia•Simpsonville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a forward-thinking automotive technology leader as our Division FES and Productivity Maestro. We are on a mission to drive excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth. If you're ready to be a catalyst for change and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is your chance. As Plant FES (Faurecia Excellence System) and Productivity Engineer, your key responsibilities will be: FES Excellence Leader: Provide FES expertise at the plant level, collaborating with departments to create an impactful FES deployment plan. Ensure Production System deployment, supporting standardized work, OHP development, and leading FES training sessions. Contribute to lead time reduction through continuous flow implementation and provide expertise on Kanban loop sizing. Lead the digital tools deployment, ensuring quality data capture and delivering training on tools like NEO, DMC, mLean. Participate in FES principles application from the design stage, implementing lean process design and submitting plant good practices. Productivity & Waste Reduction Champion: Reduce the Gap to Benchmark for Plant Operations through identification of Productivity Potential and active participation in productivity workshops. Contribute to MOD, MFC, Scrap/Yield improvement initiatives, focusing on Hoshin, 7 wastes, cycle time improvement, bottleneck management, and more. Ensure DLE/DLP tracking process and manage action plans, closing gaps to DLE max. Run value management workshops for MFC and lead problem-solving activities for Scrap/Yield improvement. FES Network Animator: Act as a change agent within the plant, cultivating a FES mindset rooted in Lean Manufacturing Concepts. Promote FES X.0 through effective communication, pulling teams into the journey of continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
Experience in manufacturing operations
Minimum 1-year of working experience within a production environment
Recognized experience and ability to improve processes and KPI's within a plant using FES principles
Network animation, coaching and influencing/persuasion skills
Ability to train and coach within the plant
Continuous improvement mind set
Ability to master change
Understand basic P&L and operational levers
Fluent English language knowledge written and spoken
Problem Diagnosis and analytic skills to understand contexts and define/support the definition of action plans

Nice To Haves

Previous plant launch experience
Previous management experience

Responsibilities

Provide FES expertise at the plant level, collaborating with departments to create an impactful FES deployment plan.
Ensure Production System deployment, supporting standardized work, OHP development, and leading FES training sessions.
Contribute to lead time reduction through continuous flow implementation and provide expertise on Kanban loop sizing.
Lead the digital tools deployment, ensuring quality data capture and delivering training on tools like NEO, DMC, mLean.
Participate in FES principles application from the design stage, implementing lean process design and submitting plant good practices.
Reduce the Gap to Benchmark for Plant Operations through identification of Productivity Potential and active participation in productivity workshops.
Contribute to MOD, MFC, Scrap/Yield improvement initiatives, focusing on Hoshin, 7 wastes, cycle time improvement, bottleneck management, and more.
Ensure DLE/DLP tracking process and manage action plans, closing gaps to DLE max.
Run value management workshops for MFC and lead problem-solving activities for Scrap/Yield improvement.
Act as a change agent within the plant, cultivating a FES mindset rooted in Lean Manufacturing Concepts.
Promote FES X.0 through effective communication, pulling teams into the journey of continuous improvement.