YOU

As a Lean Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will be responsible for streamlining the manufacturing process, eliminating waste, increasing efficiency and driving continuous improvement through the plant and warehouse/ shipping department. You will facilitate Kaizen events and support team leaders to identify bottlenecks in processes, collect and analyze data, implement countermeasures, evaluate process after change, compile results, present findings and solutions, recommend permanent changes to processes, and train associates on continuous improvement methods.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING (% of Time)

Support the implementation of the Lean Continuous improvement roadmap through training our associates on 5S and Lean Methods and Tools, facilitating kaizen events, and managing improvement projects pipeline. (35%)

Facilitate/Support Lean (kaizen) events aimed to remove process waste and serve as a coach/mentor to team leads and associates. (35%)

Collect, organize and analyze data, summarize findings, develop conclusions for projects and key business metrics and/or processes. (20%)

Maintain project-tracking pipeline, prepare cost benefits analysis for review with management team, and make recommendations for prioritizations. (10%)

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can do everything listed above, you've got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial /manufacturing engineering, required.
• 3 years Lean Continuous Improvement experience, required. Lead kaizen events, conduct time studies, conduct root cause analysis and 5Whys, conduct 5S, teach A3 thinking and PDCA, and analyze Value Streams.
• Analytical ability: Data collection and statically significant analysis.
• Ability to perform advanced Microsoft Excel skills such as, V-lookup, Pivot tables and charts, Nested If Statements, and Macros.
• Project management, presentation skills/power point skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift to 25 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job is operated in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

This job requires 10% domestic travel.

WORK STATUS & LOCATION

This full-time, exempt position is in Gallatin, TN.

RELOCATION

Relocation is not available for this position.

PAY

$75,100 - $120,000 / year

REWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONG-TIE

We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.

• Quarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue - directly or indirectly - and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more. View benefit plan details here: https://benefits.strongtie.com/.