Process Engineer

Performix•Fairfield, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer will be partnered with Industrial Engineers and Process Change leaders to support the continuous improvement of the entire process, from tendering to delivery, for both Front-end & Core operations. This role involves animating continuous improvement on operational processes within the plant based on client performance, challenging and leading Kaizen events, and deploying smart factory solutions. The engineer will also define and track action plans to build productivity, ensuring the achievement of Direct Labor Productivity targets and reporting these metrics using standard tools. A key responsibility is ensuring the sustainability of the client's Production System (SPS) level in the plant, growing skills in manufacturing excellence at all levels, and managing the plant's Value Stream Mapping to reduce Product Lead Time. This includes implementing concepts like green/red principles, SPS, architecture lines, Short Interval Management, and Material Providing & Handling.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field.
Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Visual management, Kaizen etc.) is required.
4+ years of experience with any type of Production Systems (Ex: Toyota Production systems or any other similar systems).
Extensive experience with Agile Methodologies/Project Management.
Ability to set overall priorities and form action plans to implement & monitor for results.
Experience with cost saving projects for a manufacturing plant.
Experience in industrial mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
Ability to interact and lead others in a collaborative environment.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, problem solving, project management and communication skills.
Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process. Lead by influence.
Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel) is a requirement.

Responsibilities

Support the continuous improvement of the whole process, both in Front-end & Core, from tendering to delivery.
Animate the continuous improvement on operational processes in plant based on client’s Performance.
Challenge, follow Kaizen events and in some cases lead some of them.
Help lead the deployment of the smart factory solutions in plant.
Define actions plan to build the productivity.
Follow productivity action plan and ensure achievement of the Direct Labor Productivity target.
Report the Direct Labor Productivity to support functions by using standard tools and processes.
Ensure the transversal animation to get sustainability of client’s Production System (SPS) level in the plant.
Ensure the growing skills at all levels in the factory on the principles of manufacturing excellence.
Manage the plant Value Stream Mapping (current & future state) and lead the continuous improvement of Product Lead Time by animating transversal actions plan at plant level.
Ensure the implementation of the concept of green / red, principles of SPS, architecture lines, Short Interval Management, Material Providing & Handling.