Engineering and Continuous Improvement Manager

Schnellecke Logistics USA•Vance, AL

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating activities in Engineering, Maintenance, and Innovations within the business unit. This role ensures alignment with customer requirements, current standards, and tools for Safety, Quality, and Engineering at Schnellecke Logistics Alabama. The position involves improving business processes to make them robust and efficient, developing layouts and material/information flows, and implementing warehouse strategies. It also includes managing projects, directing the application of Project Management methodology, and supporting Lean and Kaizen initiatives. The role involves managing the Idea Management program, conducting deficiency analysis, performing time studies, KPI measurement, and auditing Lean Processes. Additionally, it requires coaching and supporting leadership in Lean Processes and training personnel on Lean culture and related areas.

Requirements

Adherence to safety principles at all times
Know and follow standard work procedures and safety rules for all tasks assigned
Execute the values, philosophy, mission, strategy, policies, and standards of the organization to achieve the vision of Schnellecke Logistics.
Apply the procedures in the area of responsibility, to ensure the use of best practices in Schnellecke Logistics.
Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred or equivalent experience
2 years lean management experience
Engineering, Planning of Logistics processes, 5 years
Team Leading, 2 years
Budget and administration, 2 years

Responsibilities

Plan, manage and coordinate the activities in the area of Engineering, Maintenance and Innovations in the business unit, based on the customer requirements, current standards and tools for: Safety, Quality and Engineering in Schnellecke Logistics Alabama.
Improving business processes, to make robust and efficient processes.
Develop Lay-outs, material and information flows to meet the customer requirements and optimize use of available resources (internal and external).
Develop and implement warehouse strategies based on packaging characteristics, consumption, delivery method, etc.
Elaborate and update manpower file with RTR quantities. Make changes as soon as process changes occur.
Provide monthly movement quantities as basis for invoicing.
Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical activities.
Direct the application of the Project management methodology in the business unit.
Support Lean and Kaizen initiatives in all areas.
Initiates and manages internal LEAN systems.
Enforce LEAN principles and culture throughout organization.
Support the development of Training and Lean-Tools and Techniques for those individuals that are involved in Change Processes.
Performs analysis of efficiency data to ensure all process are working to standards.
Monitor progress toward completion of training goals.
Manages the Idea Management program which uses ideas from associates to make improvements in the operation and other areas.
Deficiency analysis, Identification and implementation of process improvement considering customer requirements.
Conduct time studies and upload information into SharePoint system.
KPI measurement and development.
Coaching and active support of Leadership in all areas of Lean Processes.
Auditing of Lean-Processes and Reporting.
Train all personnel on LEAN culture, Kaizen, Idea Management, and other pertinent areas.
Work with operations managers and engineering to ensure efficiency reports reflect the workload of each process.
Continuous Improvement of Best Practices.