Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job Title: Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location:Centerville, IA

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer to have responsibility for driving the organization to targeted, measurable and sustainable improvements across all operations and support functions. Expectations include co-owning strategy and tactical development and execution for site initiatives and coaching lean capabilities within the organization. The CI Engineer will work as an individual contributor, team facilitator and/or coach. Candidate will be expected to build & foster a business environment that embraces Kaizen / Continuous Improvement (CI) and structured problem solving as a key to the company's and individual's ongoing growth and success. The position is part of operations and will directly report to the factory CI Leader.

Responsibilities of this role:

• Formally and informally coaching others to identify and take action to reduce waste
• Forming, facilitating, leading & participating on cross-functional teams
• Using and coaching data-based decision making and problem-solving processes.
• Facilitating, Leading & participating in lean conversion actions.
• Formally and informally training in use of lean tools
• Developing Lean muscle across the organization
• Working cross-functionally as a problem-solver and team builder
• Organizing Kaizen events, workshops and associated logistics
• Projecting a positive, solution-seeking attitude in all business interactions
• Work well in team environments, both as individual contributor and leader
• Motivate others to engage, support, and share our vision
• Communicate effectively across various levels within the organization.
• Adapt and stay flexible within multiple business environments, audiences and priorities.
• Share best practice with local CI staff, leadership and Dover Enterprise teams.
• Documenting and developing process and system documentation as appropriate
• Writing business cases, capital expenditure requests and assessing financial impact of sustained CI action.
• Leading / Co-Leading facility and operations upgrades or enhancements
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ideally 2+ years of Continuous Improvement Experience; will consider all candidates with a relevant bachelor's degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience that meet the expectations of the job.

Preferred qualifications:

• Able to speak the language of LEAN / Continuous Improvement
• 2+ years of experience with facilitating and leading methodology such as : Continuous process improvement, Lean, Personnel Qualification Standard, Tiger Teams, Daily Management/Management for Daily Improvement, Key Process Indicators, Flow, Job Safety Analysis, Training w/in Industry, Standard Work, Standard Operating Procedure, Point of Use, Pull Replenishment.
• Proven hands-on understanding and experience in use and coaching of TPS/Lean Fundamentals (5S, SW, PSP, Kaizen, DM, VSM, TPI, Poka-Yoke, etc...)
• Experienced leading / facilitating Kaizens through a Lean OPEX conversion
• Cross functional experience in any of Operations / Material Flow / Supply Chain Mgmt. / Customer Support / Accounting / Product Development
• Experience with Project and Change Management tools
• 2+ years Project Management experience
• Experience as a people leader and/or facilitator
• Strong Computer & MS Office Skills

To be a great fit for the role:

• All of the above
• Demonstrated success with team building / leading and facilitation skills
• Strong listening and coaching skillset.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and influence across functions and at all levels within the organization
• Ability to manage projects independently with little to no supervision
• Recognize organization roadblocks and be able to use change management techniques to navigate towards solutions
• Experience developing Lean Muscle across Cross- Functional Departments