Operational Excellence Engineer – Global Logistics
| Company | Intuitive Surgical |
|---|---|
| Location | Norcross, GA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s of science in Engineering or equivalent work experience preferred
- 10+ years of experience working in a warehouse or operations environment
- Experience in leveraging lean process tools such as Six Sigma and 5S
- The ability leading training courses for Lean/Six Sigma and other operational excellence methodologies
- Highly skilled in MS Office suite including Excel & PowerPoint
- WMS, Access and/or SQL database experience
Responsibilities
- Resolves bottlenecks and other operational problems that prevent a timely and efficient handling of inbound and/or outbound orders (e.g. purchase order receipts and fulfillment of interplant stock transport orders)
- Conducts study as required to investigate and establish root cause of compliance, quality or other performance failures and implements corrective actions
- Effectively benchmarks and leverages lean oriented tools such 5S and Six Sigma to eliminate waste and help error proof transitional work
- Run formal CI program and provide cross logistics training in Lean/Six Sigma methodologies
- Drive implementation of projects that meet operational improvement goals and targets (e.g., throughput, transaction accuracy, process controls, ergonomic, layout, and other process improvement initiatives)
- Management of operations and resourcing necessary to help satellite warehouse locations
- Develop and deploy key operational performance metrics, which are utilized to hold employees accountable for all day-to-day activities
- Develop operations team knowledge of warehouse operations, continuous improvement, and WMS applications
- Apply data skills to identify and employ strategies to optimize warehousing, pick, pack & ship process, and meet shipment deadlines
- Ability to guide moderate to large cultural and behavioral change management initiatives successfully
Preferred Qualifications
- APICS CLTD, CSCP, CTST, or CPIM certification preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred
- Demonstrated ability to successfully drive projects and process improvements in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possess proven organizational skills to meet deadlines
- Must be able to apply sound judgment and decision-making skills in dealing with a variety of challenges
- Experienced with organizing unstructured data to help proposals or operational plans
- SAP knowledge preferred