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

Envista•Romulus, MI

63d•Onsite

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.