Continuous Improvement Engineer

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college in Engineering, Data Science, or Business (Operations) – or equivalent relevant experience
• 2 years in a high-speed manufacturing environment, preferably Food & Beverage or CPG
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading project teams
• Demonstrated success implementing measurable results from improvement project work
• High proficiency with all MS Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Partner with and lead cross-functional project teams across Manufacturing and supporting functions to identify, prioritize, and deliver multiple projects simultaneously, utilizing Kings Hawaiian Continuous Improvement Methodologies that improve overall performance
• Develop and maintain performance enhancement roadmaps for Manufacturing to prioritize and communicate expected results that inform Long Range Planning
• Be accountable for performance improvement initiatives that measurably impact safety, quality, production (OEE, yield, etc.), and product costs.
• Maintain reports on initiative and roadmap progression and regularly provide updates and requests for assistance as needed
• Foster an improvement-focused culture across the Manufacturing team
• Drive process excellence through providing decision making frameworks to Manufacturing teams
• Lead root cause analysis for Production interruptions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions
• Work with Manufacturing Teams as a mentor and educator of King’s Hawaiian Continuous Improvement principals and problem-solving skills
• With the support of Data Science and Operations Analysts, conduct rigorous analysis of performance metrics and process variables to identify opportunities for improvement and verify solution effectiveness
• Participate as a technical resource representing Manufacturing in research, design, and implementation of new processes, new production capabilities, and introduction of new products as needed by the company
• Support operations and engineering in the development of capital spending plans and project development
• Foster a positive working environment for all team members
• Upholding King’s Hawaiian’s safety & compliance regulations and standards as a leader
• Perform other duties as required which are reasonably within scope of this role

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to data analysis languages (Python, R, SQL) and visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx)