Improvement Engineer Job Description
Improvement engineer
provides leadership in coordination of talent management processes with Global Quality Leadership Team and HR business partners.
Improvement Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective improvement engineer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included improvement engineer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Improve asset performance by ensuring any changes are optimised in relation to other core activities at site including EHS, Process Safety, Asset Reliability, fixed costs
New or Modified Product and Processes – evaluate modified or new product and processes in manufacturing
Apply CI methodology to identify and solve problems to improve efficiency and enhance quality
Effectively applies the Project Work Process to document capital project development (justifications, conceptual design, through handover to Project’s Group) and champions its use by others
Functions as process design engineer on assigned projects
Manages and executes local investment projects in the plant and also supports plant focused improvement projects
Lead problem solving capability building in organization such as Root Cause Analysis, FI 12 step, SMED and Six Sigma skills
Coach SGA (loss elimination activities), lead the optimization of Kaizen System to engage 100% of people in Kaizen Activities
Facilitate internal and external benchmarking and replication activities
Ensure accurate loss analysis and reporting is utilised, including structured programme solving, to drive an active corrective action implementation programme across the site
Improvement Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Improvement Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: GBPL, BB, PMP, ABS, LEAN, APICS, 9000, ISO, ITIL
Education for Improvement Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the improvement engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial, Technical, Manufacturing Engineering, Education, Business
Skills for Improvement Engineer
Desired skills for improvement engineer include:
Microsoft Office
Coordination of people and resources
Human resources modeling
Production methods
Resource allocation
Costs
Production processes
Quality control
Business and management principles involved in strategic planning
Leadership technique
Desired experience for improvement engineer includes:
Administrative skills, including computer skills (word processing, graphics, spreadsheet)
Ability to influence Business units and partners without direct control of resources
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Continuous Improvement or Engineering position in a Manufacturing setting
Bachelor's degree in Materials, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Emphasis on data accuracy
Familiarity with failure analysis techniques, including cross-sections, SEM, TEM, IR imaging, SIMS, Auger
Improvement Engineer Examples
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Improvement Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an improvement engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for improvement engineer
- Define and implement a forward-looking energy & sustainability agenda for the site, including a long-term variable cost improvement plan
- Lead RCA’s, Kaizen Events and other technical problem solving activities as and when required
- Provide data analysis on repetitive failures and other problems that may adversely impact manufacturing operations and provide training to others at site
- Mentor and coach improvement teams, Kaizen teams and Green Belts
- Lead teams in Breakthrough/Best-In-Class performance improvement on projects, usually within the area of the Black Belt's expertise
- Create and act on Statements of Work once the projects are "Identified/Recognized" by the leader
- Impact Quality, Cost, delivery and lead projects that meet the minimum economic value required
- Participate in project progress reviews with Master Black Belts, Champions, and other appropriate leadership levels on at least a monthly basis
- Identify barriers to project success and solicit help from champions as needed
- Train project team members in basic Six Sigma
Qualifications for improvement engineer
- Document improvements to process and equipment
- Ability to work flexible hours to cover 3 shifts
- 3 - 5 years of experience in plant Production, Maintenance, or Engineering departments
- Minimum 5 years experience with Manufacturing Excellence/High Performance Work Systems
- Graduate in a Chemical Engineering discipline with previous working experience within the process (Chemical, Food, Pharma, Oil & Gas) sector
- Manufacturing operational experience including manufacturing improvement and delivery of measurable business benefits
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of improvement engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for improvement engineer
- Complete "Lessons Learned" document and share best practices with other Black Belts
- Be the owner of plant capital projects, projects budgets and project records
- Maintain and update all P&IDs, drawings, flow diagrams, and plant equipment inspections
- Identify complex service issues, initiate problem solving, document cost and customer impact information to establish priority for corrective action
- Lead or manage failure analyses with Field Service, Warranty, and Engineering to communicate and define issues
- Partners with distributors, dealers and customers to support the investigation of complex escalated product issues, discuss solutions, and conduct training because of complexity, longevity and criticality
- Support product development teams and problem solving teams via the installation of field test engines or components and the monitoring and reporting of reliability data
- Creates initial publication and subsequent revision of service literature
- Ensures new information regarding technical solutions and service procedures is communicated to the service organization
- Coaches and mentors less experienced Service Engineers
Qualifications for improvement engineer
- Understand process leverage areas, sources of seed loss and opportunity for continuous cost and quality improvement in the facilities
- Experienced in leading technical and cross-functional problem solving teams to deliver asset improvement projects
- Sound knowledge of manufacturing improvement strategies and approaches
- Strong communicator and influencer, skilled at mobilising and inspiring technical contributors with or without direct line management authority
- Previous manufacturing experience in Quality, Safety, Systems, LEAN, or Six Sigma principles/methodology preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of process engineering, experience required
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for an improvement engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for improvement engineer
- Coordinate the continuous improvement of plant processes to achieve Quality Dept
- Develop/Implement Preventative and Corrective Actions to achieve Quality Dept
- A degree in an engineering or equivalent qualification ideally in manufacturing, or related discipline such as mechanical or industrial engineering
- Experience leading improvement projects within a manufacturing facility, with exposure to a complex mechanical manufacturing environment with multiple processes
- Ability to analyse multiple sources of data from problem areas and steer solutions to solve them
- Ability to negotiate, influence and drive change
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within a large team and communicate with staff of all disciplines
- Lead teams in Breakthrough/Best-In-Class performance improvement on smaller scoped projects, usually within the area of the Black Belt's expertise
- Impact Operational Cost and lead projects that meet the minimum economic value required
- Track project performance in CI database to assure timely completion and achievement of quality and savings goals
Qualifications for improvement engineer
- Analyze batch records and quality results and monitor consistency of operations by using appropriate database and statistical tools
- Act as a resource to monitor industrial trials (sampling
- Minimum 5 years experience with continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment
- BS degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain/Logistics from an accredited institution
- Demonstrated application and in-depth knowledge of continuous improvement, Six Sigma and Lean tools
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering or related discipline
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of improvement engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for improvement engineer
- Timely communicate and report project progress, results and deviations from the project plan and associated risks to all relevant people within area of responsibility
- Work with design and specifications of mechanical systems and components
- Work with design improvements, requests for none standard products, cost outs
- Work together globally both internally and externally with purchase, suppliers, production, service, installation, transportation
- Cooperate and interface to many other systems and components
- Cooperation with many different stakeholders throughout the value chain including sourcing and suppliers
- This role will lead and support the execution of process improvement initiatives within the plant
- Manages and tracks continuous improvement projects focused on cost, waste and reliability to successful completion utilising effective control plans to sustain improvements
- Executes process improvements through identification of problem areas or opportunities and collaboration with internal groups and external vendors
- Ensures that all activities are fully compliant with Business Safety and Quality Policies
Qualifications for improvement engineer
- Prefer working knowledge of the Toyota Production System, Lean Manufacturing, and/or Six Sigma
- Prefer hands-on experience implementing LEAN concepts in manufacturing and transactional areas
- Successful application of structured problem solving and statistical analysis techniques
- Awareness of lean manufacturing tools and techniques and an understanding of production metrics (productivity, efficiency, waste)
- Mechanical design awareness using 3D modelling packages
- Practical application of cellular assembly process design, support, and improvement encompassing effective control and mistake-proofing techniques
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for an improvement engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for improvement engineer
- Measurement, assessment, and valuation of store processes and procedures
- Partnering with Store Operations Leadership to drive operational productivity, accuracy, capacity and efficiency through continuous development and management of engineered labor standards
- Audit and update standards for changes in work or store conditions
- Drive the improvement of processes and systems in Kirkland’s stores and implement programs which will have continuing long-term benefits
- Facilitate ongoing efficiency improvements and educate field operations store staff on labor concepts and maximizing labor expenditure
- Develop and monitor performance reporting on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year basis as required
- Provide labor based ROI comparisons on anticipated store endeavors, new store processes, and ongoing business requirements or asks from other Kirkland’s departments and partners
- Responsible to evaluate and provide recommendations to production issues discovered on the shop floor
- Process Observations (time-study)
- Develop and maintain BQMS continuous improvement process, policies, and procedures
Qualifications for improvement engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field (Entry Level)
- Plant manufacturing experience highly preferred
- Bachelors’ or Masters’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering design
- Interest for design and specification of mechanical systems and components
- Knowledge or experience in mechanical design and specification in accordance to international norms and standards
- Interest or experience from the wind industry