Continuous Improvement Engineer at Crescent

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span class="fontstyle0">Position Summary</span></strong></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">The Continuous Improvement Engineer will be responsible for the development and execution of a comprehensive Continuous Improvement Service Culture. This role will focus on eliminating waste, developing our people and interfacing with our customers to implement Continuous Improvement projects and statistical analysis. The role will lead initiatives that drive operational excellence, utilizing Lean Principles, value stream mapping, and waste reduction.</span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle2">Key responsibilities include:</span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle3">✓ </span><span class="fontstyle2">Process Optimization: Lead initiatives focused on Lean principles, value stream mapping, and </span><span class="fontstyle2">waste elimination to improve operational efficiency.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle3">✓ </span><span class="fontstyle2">Training and Development: Deliver training programs to instill a Continuous Improvement </span><span class="fontstyle2">mindset, ensuring people are equipped with the necessary tools and techniques.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle3">✓ </span><span class="fontstyle2">Standardization: Create Standard Operating Procedures, Standard Work Instructions, Leader </span><span class="fontstyle2">Standard Work, policies and procedures.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle3">✓ </span><span class="fontstyle2">Program Management: Oversee Continuous Improvement activities, including the implementation </span><span class="fontstyle2">of a Continuous Improvement Tracker to monitor progress and results.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle3">✓ </span><span class="fontstyle2">Cultural Transformation: Act as a coach and mentor to people, embedding a culture of problemsolving and innovation.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">The Continuous Improvement Engineer will possess a passion for change, empowering and developing people while creating an impact through operational excellence.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"> <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="fontstyle0">Essential Duties and Responsibilities</span></span></strong></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Safety</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">1. Full comprehension and adherence to the Crescent Safety Playbook – Doing it Safe.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">2. Assess and remove all unnecessary risk within our business.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">3. Perform Job Hazard Analysis.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">4. Improve plant layout and equipment to ensure we operate safely.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">5. Understand ergonomic risks and develop solutions to eliminate the risks.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">6. Develop safe and efficient workspaces.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2">7. Participate in accident investigations and develop process solutions to eliminate root cause of </span><span class="fontstyle2">injuries / accidents.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><strong><span class="fontstyle0">Quality</span></strong><br></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">1. Do what is right for our customers, company, and people.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">2. Identifying, analyzing and implementing continuous improvement opportunities in the quality </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">organization.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">3. Determine business and process path DPMO and sigma rating.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">4. Adhere to all quality standards.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">5. Ensure our customers’ needs for quality are understood and built into each process.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">6. Ensure root cause and problem-solving thinking is used in addressing all Quality issues.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">7. Evaluate processes to ensure target conditions are met, and actions put in place when they are </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">not met to include detailed root cause analysis and mitigation strategy.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Productivity</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">1. Lead Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Develop and implement ideas for process improvement </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">projects across all functions, manage the Continuous Improvement pipeline and savings tracker.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">2. Lead customer ideation sessions for Value Creation and Continuous Improvement activities.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">3. Lead continuous improvement events utilizing the Plan, Do, Learn, Do Better mentality and the </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">DMAIC process (i.e., Value stream mapping events, kaizens, Problem solving, 3P, Flow, etc.).</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">4. Lead engineering projects – Capex, managing vendors, budgets and timelines.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">5. Perform time studies and other analysis to understand opportunities for improvement.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">6. Develop Standard Operating Procedures that define tasks necessary to accomplish the given </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Value Stream Map.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">7. Develop Standard Work Instructions that clearly state how to perform each task identified in the&nbsp;</span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">various SOPs.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">8. Develop Leader Standard Work necessary to ensure system and process adherence.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">9. Reduce line change over and setup times.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">10. Problem-Solving: Facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving workshops to address </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">complex issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">People</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">1. Collaborate and help drive the Continuous Improvement Service Culture.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">2. Culture: Enhance and cultivate Crescent’s Continuous Improvement Service Culture </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Demonstrating Do it Right, Do it Safe and Do it Well. Be a Crescent Continuous Improvement </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Service Culture leader and involve others in IE and CI activities.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">3. Lean &amp; Six Sigma Methodologies: Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other quality tools to foster a </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">culture of continuous improvement, mentor to team members to help develop their understanding </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">of Industrial Engineering and Lean tools.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">4. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with all departments to align and integrate improvement </span></span><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">strategies.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Customer Value</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">1. Lead the Customer CI sessions, drive the CI pipeline and track CI projects.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">2. Build and maintain strong and collaborative working relationships with the site’s key Customer(s).</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">3. When needed support new site / Customer launches. <br></span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0">4. Work with the sites to ensure customer contractual obligations are met. Understand all contracts </span><span class="fontstyle0">and Continuous Improvement Commitments.</span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle2">Financial</span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0">1. Identify and implement Continuous Improvement projects that will financially benefit both </span><span class="fontstyle0">Crescent and our Customers.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0">2. Lead and support Continuous Improvement project tracking to include financial impact of projects </span><span class="fontstyle0">and activities.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0">All other duties as assigned, including but not limited to identifying and training an individual capable of successfully completing all stated Essential Duties and Responsibilities as appropriate to maintain integrity of position for progression planning and coverage during times of absence.</span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Work Environment / Physical Demands</strong></span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Ability to travel up to 25%.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arm’s length, climb or balance, stoop, </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">kneel, and crouch.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">pounds.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Fast paced environment, requiring one to adapt to continuous changes in schedules, volumes, </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">staffing and shift requirements.</span></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span class="fontstyle0">Management Reasoning and Organizational Skills</span></strong></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Practical problem solver</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Ability to anticipate and look ahead</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Mental agility and the capacity to handle an up-tempo work pace</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Idea generator</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Has viable administrative, organizational and time management skills</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Thorough, accurate, detail-oriented</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Effective time manager and prioritizer</span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="fontstyle0">Systems Usage</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Nulogy</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">UKG</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">NetSuite</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Qualtrax</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Greenhouse</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">SharePoint</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Various Learning Platforms</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Microsoft Office Suite–strong Excel, Visio</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other virtual tools</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Vizio</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span><span class="fontstyle3">Mini-tab</span> <br></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"> <strong>Performance Metrics and Trends</strong></span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Safety</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Quality</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Productivity</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>People</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Customer Value</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Financial</span></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">Qualifications Education &amp; Experience:</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Lean Six Sigma certification - Green Belt required. Demonstrated passion and commitment to </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">Continuous Improvement Mindset.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Continuous Improvement environment.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Strong understanding of Lean principles, Six Sigma methodologies, statistical analysis, and </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">process mapping.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">and influence stakeholders.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, coach and mentor employees, and drive change </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">management.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the capability to perform root cause analysis and </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">implement sustainable solutions.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">Preferred Qualifications:</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Understanding of Co-Packaging and Parts Fulfillment business.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Experience with MRP / ERP Systems.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Continuous Improvement Strategy implementation.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Experience as a Lean Coach / Teacher.</span></span></p> <p><strong><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">We will absolutely know the Continuous Improvement Engineer is successful if they can:</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Live and embrace the Crescent Way.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Develop and Implement Continuous Improvement Projects including training and people </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">development, Kaizen event and daily improvements.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Project tracking including financial, and people development.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Develop a self-sufficient / high performing Continuous Improvement Culture.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Consistently achieves performance goals.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Implementation of CI initiatives that deliver savings annually.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Be seen as a transformational CI leader.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3"><span class="fontstyle2">✓&nbsp;</span>Effectively lower DPMO and Sigma rating, while increasing profitability, capacity and customer </span></span><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle3">satisfaction. <br></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>By completing this application, you are acknowledging the following:&nbsp;</strong></span></em></p> <ul> <li><em>I am at least 18 years of age of older&nbsp;</em></li> <li><em>I can perform the essential functions of this position, with or without accommodation</em></li> <li><em>I am a US Citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the US on an unrestricted basis</em></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$95,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$105,000 USD</span></div></div></div>