Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job Summary & ResponsibilitiesSupply Chain Industrial Engineering position will work directly with our partner and will be responsible for our processes and procedures, engineered labor standards, continuous improvement, data analytics, and project management. This position will be responsible for the development, testing, change management, and execution of the all the key engineering and continuous improvement focus areas. The individual for this position must have strong foundations in all IE principles and must understand general distribution processes and operations. The individual for this position will also serve as a change agent with our operations partners and must be able to drive the execution of our process and procedures.   Processes and Procedures Develop, implement, and maintain preferred methods and standard operating procedures for all warehouse functions. Evaluate current processes and procedures through process mapping to identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, and productivity. Training and coaching exempt leadership around new methods or compliance and opportunities around current processes, methods, and procedures. Engineering Labor Standards & Labor Management Systems Development and maintenance of engineered labor standards through predetermined systems such as MOST, MTM, MSD, etc. Conduct time studies and analyze time study data. Maintain labor management system layouts, setup, and standards Training and coaching of exempt leadership team on utilization of labor management systems and standards. Assist management and engineering with Site layout. Monitoring space needs consolidating when possible. [/p][p]Continuous Improvement Root cause analysis including observations, developing recommendations, and implementing improvement opportunities to improve safety, quality, and productivity. Develop, identify ROI, present, and implement cost saving opportunities through key LEAN, Six Sigma principles, Poka-Yoke, 8 wastes, etc. Provide CI support to operations managers, floor associates other departments. Perform IE time studies, VSM to optimize labor. Provide summary reports for leadership review. Use communications skills to clearly present supply chain options and costs to the customer. Data Analytics & Data Mining Develop different 'what-if' models using customer data from SAP or other systems Data mining to understand key opportunities in the relationship to safety, quality, and productivity within the operations. Present data findings to operations team in a way that can be interpreted and actioned. Report out trends to operations and leadership levels. Create reporting dashboards for internal and external customers. Support customer ad-hoc reporting requests Project Management Develop project plans and action items to support key company initiatives. Assist internal teams with project delivery timelines and follow ups. Coordinate communications between the customer and internal resources. [/p][p]Performs Additional Responsibilities As Assigned   #LI-KM1