Sr. Continuous Improvement Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of continuous improvement projects 
• Assist in the identification, selection, and prioritization of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance the stakeholder experience. This may include participating in evaluation of tools and utilities that boost productivity or improve processes. 
• Assist with project identification, selection and prioritization 
• Provide training and coaching to front line leaders and other designated personnel in the use of continuous improvement tools and methodology 
• Provide coaching and mentoring to teams, process owners, sponsors, leaders, and individuals using defined tools and techniques that will help realize gains associated with process improvement. 
• Lead, train, and coach employees at all levels on lean and extrusion processes 
• Provides evaluation / analysis of current process state and existing business documentation. 
• Conducts interviews to understand and document processes. 
• Develops business process maps in conjunction with other supporting documentation and artifacts spanning multiple functional areas, including value stream maps, procedures, technical documentation, and training-based scenarios for both current state and future state processes. 
• Documents business process flows using Visio-style diagramming and manages version control of changing process definitions. 
• Creates process models, procedures, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to the business, and/or a project team. 
• Identifies and presents process data, as well as workflow constraints, in a clear, concise manner to all levels of management. 
• Performs detailed process analysis to drive the design, implementation, and management of optimized business processes. 
• Participates in process improvement through stakeholder interviews and facilitated sessions with diverse groups to gather cross-functional issues and opportunities, recommending best practices as appropriate. 
• Effectively manages change and conflict during process deployment. 
• Research, reviews, and analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of existing Business Processes
• Contribute to the development of manufacturing strategy.  Define the current condition of the facility to identify opportunities and create a target condition, with action plans to improve operational and financial results.  
• Follow projects through from conception to completion, with a focus on meeting stated objectives.
• Maintain, compile, analyze, and report metrics of improvement projects.
• Identify, assess, facilitate, design, and coach implementation of CI methods, techniques, and procedures, including daily management, problem solving, TPM/OEE, 5S and visual management.  Use these tools to lead and facilitate continuous improvement.
• Ensures a culture is in place that puts the safety and welfare of our employees ahead of all other goals. 
• Facilitates successful kaizen, problem solving and rapid improvement process events with both internal and external consultants, customers and suppliers, with a major emphasis on locally focused improvement.  Provides the support for all follow-throughs required to sustain the improvements established during the events.
• Provide a plant-wide framework for CI implementation and facilitate the execution of this strategy.
• Lead and coach others in determining specific measures of performance and productivity improvements.  Provide training and consultative assistance for all levels of the organization.
• Ensure that all work activities are performed in accordance with established safety and environmental standards.
• Maintain full compliance with Company policies and procedures and conduct all activities in accordance with the Sierra Aluminum principals.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Business Management preferred. 

Qualifications 

• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to both develop solutions and identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performan