Continuous Improvement Engineer
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The Continuous Improvement Engineer leads improvement initiatives at Edmund Optics’ Tucson facility, working across Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing to identify and execute projects. The role applies Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, supports the global Continuous Improvement organization, and builds local problem-solving capability through coaching, training, and cross-site collaboration.
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This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7646294 Overview The Continuous Improvement Engineer leads the strategic deployment of improvement initiatives at the Tucson (EOT) facility, working across Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing to identify, prioritize, and execute projects that strengthen cross-functional performance. This Engineer serves as a leader and expert in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies at the site level, while also supporting the broader Continuous Improvement organization's global strategy and leading additional projects as assigned. Responsibilities Leads the strategic deployment of Continuous Improvement initiatives at the Tucson facility - Identifies cross-functional improvement opportunities at the facility and builds a prioritized site-level project pipeline - Facilitates structured problem-solving (A3, DMAIC, Kaizen) to complete incremental and breakthrough-level improvement events with local teams - Leads additional Continuous Improvement projects as assigned - Ensures process improvements at the Tucson facility are documented in accordance with ISO 9000 requirements - Lead project retrospectives with teams - Coaches and mentors site staff on CI tools and methodology to build local problem-solving capability - Coordinates with site leaders and local consultant networks to deliver training on Continuous Improvement tools and methodologies - Partners with global CI team members to align site-level initiatives with global CI strategy and standards, and contributes site case studies and lessons learned to global CI knowledge-sharing efforts - Acts as a liaison between the Tucson facility and the global Continuous Improvement organization on cross-site initiatives and serves as the local representative for global CI outreach activities - Oversees the employee suggestion program at the Tucson facility, ensuring suggestions are captured, evaluated, and assigned in a timely manner. - Leads local 5S team efforts to establish and sustain workplace organization and visual management standards - Comply with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations
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