Continuous Improvement Process Engineer at Lakeside Book Company in Hagerstown, Maryland

Job Description:

Work Hours: Standard Working HoursLocation: 18249 Phoenix Drive. Hagerstown, MD 21742

Starting Pay: $90,000-$100,000 depending on experience

As our Continuous Improvement- Process Engineer, you will:

• Use your strong knowledge of process improvement methodology to analyze and interpret our manufacturing processes and data. Analyze trends or variations in order to define problems, prioritize, and drive solutions.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term plans to improve product and process quality, cycle time, productivity, and equipment downtime.
• Create, monitor site metrics, and empower the team to understand and monitor the metrics too. Develop, implement improvement plans, and solicit ideas from all over the site.
• Facilitate team meetings and lead teams to implement methods of measuring and holding gains in processes.
• Train the team on continuous improvement methods and use of statistical analysis.
• Gather, analyze and interpret data through evaluation of current processes. Prepare reports, charts, tables and other visual aids to summarize operations and highlight findings.
• Teach the team about Continuous Improvement methodologies
• Lead and facilitate activities targeted at cost reduction, productivity and process optimization, and quality performance.
• Evaluate our process improvement opportunities, define process metrics, and develop improvement plans
• Coordinate with other departments to prioritize process improvements to achieve operational excellence.
• Be a daily advocate of benefits of continuous improvement while dealing with various perceptions of the tools and their ability to impact the organization.
• 10% travel is required for improvement projects.

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree or a related field; Bachelor's plus 5+ years of relevant experience OR high school diploma/GED plus 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience using structured problem solving tools (DMAIC, PDCA, etc.). Green Belt, Black Belt or Lean certification a plus.
• Excellent project management and facilitation skills. Project Management certification preferred.