Process Improvement/Industrial Engineer (On-Site-Romulus, MI)

Envista • Romulus, MI

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About The Position

The Process Improvement/Industrial Engineer is responsible for promoting and facilitating the successful implementation and sustainment of the Envista Business System in Romulus with a focus on Operations along with supporting commercial activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, OR equivalent experience OR other technical degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience working in a similar position (i.e., Industrial Engineer, Lean Promotions Officer, Value Stream Manager, Process Improvement Leader).
• Must be able to work onsite 5-days/week.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated proficiency applying lean principles in variety of situations.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and shipping general processes.
• Ability to implement lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented but also able to see the big picture.
• Ability to analyze business process and present best fit solutions to management for continuous improvement.
• Change agent for EBS Culture, coach leaders to facilitate and lead kaizens.
• Collaborative and teamwork-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Able to think strategically and view the business from a general management standpoint.
• Very customer focused and have strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Quick study who can rapidly adapt to Envista's culture and gain the confidence of the Envista organization.
• High energy and able to handle conflict.
• Independent worker, capable of operating in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment and able to effectively deal with difficult situations.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Proficient in EBS or equivalent lean environment (TPS/Six Sigma), including Kaizen (continuous improvement) design and facilitation, Policy Deployment usage, and Fundamental EBS tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive targeted, sustainable improvement that is tied to Policy Deployment (PD) and Daily Management (DM) by leveraging EBS (Envista Business System)/Lean tools, consulting skills, and change management process.
• Facilitate process optimization in various departments; analyzing workflows, design and developing new processes by coordinating continuous improvement initiatives with applicable department representatives.
• Assist company Leadership in the development of a Growth and Operations improvement roadmap (i.e., how to use the EBS/Lean tools to drive sustainable improvement in results).
• Cultivate a continuous improvement culture by establishing a commitment to elimination of waste thru planning and leading kaizen/continuous improvement events.
• Assist company in the deployment and sustainment of EBS Tools for Growth.
• Contributes site level policy deployment through the coordination of root cause counter measures prior to the meeting.
• Assist site/company leadership in development and execution of EBS Roadmap (i.e., how to use the EBS tools to drive sustainable improvement in results).
• Plans and runs various levels of Kaizen events for the site.
• Provides formal and informal EBS training and coaching to employees; facilitates other EBS training sessions when appropriate (such as with other trainers and consultants, i.e. Shingijutsu).
• Regularly participates in PD and Daily Management reviews.
• Pursue Certified Practitioner certification in appropriate EBS tools.
• Promote and facilitate associate development in EBS tools.
• Benchmark and incorporate best practices.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees