Misfits Market

Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

Misfits Market$70K — $105K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field required.
  • Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in continuous improvement or related areas.
  • Familiarity with basic lean and six sigma methodologies essential.
  • Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and PFMEA highly preferred.
  • Knowledge of facility and layout optimization techniques required.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to launch new projects and initiatives on the West Coast.
  • Support start-up, validation, and sustainment of software and systems.
  • Recommend process improvements to enhance production efficiency and yield.
  • Assess equipment and process skill requirements; establish training needs.
  • Develop and mentor Continuous Improvement Engineers to strengthen lean capabilities.
  • Analyze data using statistical tools and value stream mapping to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Manage lean projects focusing on waste reduction and quality enhancement.

Benefits

  • Full-time position with a structured 40-hour workweek.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams across the country.
  • Opportunity to lead and shape continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Professional development through mentoring and training.
  • Exposure to lean and six sigma methodologies in practice.
Full Job Description
POSITION: Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer

WORK LOCATION: 351 Cheryl Lane, Walnut, CA 91789

WORK HOURS: 40 hours/week or Full-time

SALARY RANGE:$70,500 ~ $105,575 per year

JOB DUTIES:
  • Work with cross-functional teams to support the launch of new projects and initiatives across the country, with a specific focus on our West Coast fulfillment operations.
  • Responsible for supporting the team that manages the start-up, validation, and sustainment of our existing and incoming software and systems.
  • Recommend processes, procedures, and modifications to improve production efficiencies, manufacturing techniques and production yields for existing products utilizing knowledge of Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
  • Determine appropriate skills necessary for equipment/process operability and establishing training requirements.
  • Develop and coaches current CI Engineers, developing a deep bench of lean-focused teammates.
  • Analyze data, use of basic statistical tools, and use value stream mapping to gain a deeper understanding of processes and identify strategic improvement opportunities for facility and layout optimization.
  • Employ a working knowledge of standard-work to ensure every work activity is properly defined, displayed (point-of-use) and accurately followed by every person to enable safety adherence, consistent quality and productivity being achieved.
  • Use basic Lean and six sigma methodologies (value stream mapping, time studies) to develop process improvement initiatives.
  • Manage a portfolio of lean projects directed at reducing waste and improving quality to provide greater valve; implements such tools as: 5S, KPI, SMED, VSM, and Kaizen.
  • Implement such tools as: Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Capability, Pareto analysis, Fishbone, SMED.
  • Create documentation for training materials such as checklists, standard work, and standard operating procedures.
  • Communicate plans and other agreements to stakeholders for alignment while listening to feedback and making modifications if appropriate.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related; AND
  • 2 years of progressive experience in job offered or related

- 2 years of progressive experience must include knowledge of basic lean and six sigma methodologies, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and knowledge of facility and layout optimization.

About Misfits Market

Misfit, Inc. is an American consumer electronics company founded on 14 October 2011 by Sonny Vu, Sridhar Iyengar and John Sculley, owned by Fossil Group. It specializes in wearable technology that utilizes sensors and home automation products. Misfit's wearable activity trackers and count sleep, calories, and basic steps that can be synced to a mobile app on a compatible smartphone. Vu and Iyengar previously co-founded AgaMatrix, a company that made the iBGStar, the first FDA approved Smartphone medical device. In November 2015, Misfit was acquired for $260 million by Fossil Group.
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