Continuous Improvement Engineering Lead

Continuous Improvement Lead - Brea, CA, United States - Onsite

Come make the world and accelerate you success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Continuous Improvement Engineer Lead, you’ll be part of our Industrial team working as an on-site employee. You’ll get to:

• Build project deck to address outcomes of site diagnostics that align with business strategy and develop plans to execute and deliver.
• Ability to engage operations and functional leaders in meaningful reviews of operational KPI’s to determine appropriate responses to close gaps
• Lead Kaizen bursts to solve complex operations problems and improvements.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineers in project deployment and develop their skills and capabilities
• Lead stakeholders to align on goals and targets (operationally and financially) and quantification of benefits
• Report on progress of projects, understanding the risks, dependencies, budgets, resourcing, issues, critical milestones and forthcoming pipeline, and actions necessary to ensure success
• Identify operational improvement opportunities as part of the ongoing Continuous Improvement cycle
• Develop deep understanding of the regional plants manufacturing processes and the overall operations and supply-chain.
• Lead the creation and implementation of best practice Lean vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve the plants overall operational performance.
• Develop and execute a robust continuous improvement program in partnership with the management team and key business stakeholders, including working with external resources per need, etc.
• Provide project management, analytical and research skills and expertise.
• Co-Leading and leveraging the deployment of new technologies such as digital manufacturing and IT, data-analytics and automation, and other I4.0 tools with synergy to the overall plants Lean system.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, savings and waste reduction based on field observations, analysis of data from various sources and systems, and optimization models to: streamlining material flow, optimize plants & production cells layout, enhance machines & equipment efficiency (OEE), improve labor productivity, quality and yield, waste & scraps reduction, and more.
• Recommend methods for improving worker efficiency, and such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment and purchase of equipment / systems.
• Design and lead the Implementation of Lean standard tools and concepts within the production floor and operations such as 5S, Visual-Management, Standard Work, Kaizen events program, SMED, Flow, Poka-Yoke, PDCA, etc.
• Produce written reports, prepare presentations and training materials, and generate standard documentation to support the Lean system.
• Ensure relevant on-going learning and development of all employees in lean improvement tools and identifying improvement opportunities
• Support the development and preparation of formal Capital Expenditure Requests
• Ensure operating in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with 5+ years
• Experience leading technical team of Engineers or similar in continuous improvement
• Manufacturing experience to include line responsibility and experience with the main manufacturing functions: production, maintenance, quality, production engineering, internal logistics, and launch (NPI)
• Operations leadership experience a plus
• Understanding of Lean / CI methodologies with implementation experience in operations
• Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certification

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Disc