Continuous Improvement Process Engineer Job Details | Bekaert NV

Bekaert•Orrville, OH

29d

About The Position

Be part of something bigger! As the world and the way people live is changing, we at Bekaert believe it's our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. With a 140+ year old heritage of excellence, innovation, and a future-focused mindset, we strive to create value for our customers and society. We aim to do this through innovative solutions and sustainable practices. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of steel wire transformation and coatings whilst also leveraging our expertise to develop innovative solutions with new materials and services in a safe, smart, and sustainable way. Our focus extends to markets such as new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy. As a dynamic and growing company with over 24 000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and almost € 5.3 billion in combined revenue in 2023, we are looking for someone like you to join our team as we continue to shape a safer, more efficient, and connected world! Purpose and Mission Providing engineering and technical support to operations and identifying potential costsavings Analyzing current processes and delivering options for continuous improvement Planning, leading, and/or supporting the implementing of focused improvement events, cycletime reductions, set up reductions and pull systems resulting in scrap reduction Floor Time - 60% or greater

Requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in process improvement, operations management, or a related field
Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Is readily available to the team
Supports team in job setup and work balancing
Develops equipment specifications, working with supplier and maintenance
Ensures product compliance
Provides input into the process
Ensures process commonality
Ensures accuracy of standardized work and relevant work instructions
Participates in best practice groups, owns consistency internal and external to the plant
Supports the team in problem solving activities
Introduces and investigates suggestions of new technologies
Participates in layered audits
Is accountable for meeting or exceeding business targets
Is accountable for the process design and verification in his/her area of responsibility
Tactical includes spending time on the floor (e.g., layered audits, updates and participation toproblem solving, safety walks, etc.) and meetings on critical areas
Strategic includes budgeting and planning
Assures processes are capable of meeting business metrics
Is responsible for deployment of new product planning