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Materion Corporation · 5 months ago

Continuous Improvement Leader – Engineer III

Elmore, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$115K/yr - $142K/yr

5+ years exp

Materion Corporation is a leading materials science company committed to continuous improvement and innovation. They are seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader to provide engineering leadership in process control, cost improvement, and product quality enhancement, while coaching peers in Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Advanced Materials

No H1B

Responsibilities

Comply with, support, and provide technical input to all EH&S and quality programs, trainings, and policies while operating in a safe, honest, and ethical manner

Partner with Process Engineering, Operations, and Quality Engineering to identify, define, and financially vet specific continuous improvement and cost improvement projects to achieve divisional and site goals. This will include routine time observing manufacturing activities and meeting with operators to discuss opportunities

Lead cross-facility and cross-functional project teams through the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) phases of the problem-solving process

Utilizing statistical process control methodologies, ensure the sustainability of continuous improvement efforts by identifying critical process metrics, implementing process control systems, and authoring standard operating procedures

Identify and remove barriers that slow or prevent the successful attainment of process yield, cycle time, defect reduction, inventory reduction, elimination of process waste, and gross margin preservation and growth

Collect and interpret manufacturing data to develop conclusions in root cause analysis of manufacturing issues

Maintain open and frequent communications with leadership, operators, and other engineers regarding continuous improvement initiatives

Lead and collaborate with other engineers on process improvement initiatives by providing leadership, coaching, and guidance on Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC problem solving techniques

Participate in or lead continuous improvement project reviews and provide coaching and guidance to project leaders

Lead Yellow and Green Belt trainings. Using an established scorecard, certify Green Belts by analyzing data and tool usage from project reviews

Support efforts to identify, prioritize, and determine business impact of strategic and tactical process improvement initiatives

Collaborate with Process Engineering, provide technical input to Product Development (R&D) to follow the New Product Development process in the analysis and development of process capability and control metrics

Work with other functional teams, including the Commercial and Product Management organizations, determine future continuous improvement and cost improvement projects returning the most benefit to the business

Provide manufacturing capability information and improvement opportunities to Product Management teams to improve product margins

Track and communicate the status of ongoing projects to the business leadership

Qualification

Lean Six SigmaDMAIC problem solvingProcess engineeringStatistical process controlGreen Belt certificationCoaching abilityWritten skillsPresentation skillsTeam leadership