Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job purpose

The Continuous Improvement Engineer is responsible for improving the overall efficiency of the operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, the Continuous Improvement Engineer will lead efforts to improve safety, quality, productivity, and environmental performance while reducing losses and improving profitability.

Duties and responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with other groups to lead/support continuous improvement efforts across multiple internal departments and processes.
• Improve process/equipment reliability and uptime through improved maintenance performance, downtime reduction, and key performance indicator (KPI) tracking.
• Lead/Support the selection of new machines, tooling, processes, and automation required to meet safety, quality, productivity, and environmental objectives.
• Lead, Apply, and Instruct Kanban, 5S, and Kaizen efforts within and across the organization to support rapid improvement.
• Conduct strategic investigations to support process development, improvement of process capability, or reduction of production/operation cost.
• Support Quality, Product Engineering, Product Management, and Sales for new product development or existing product improvements in quality, performance, and cost.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of manufacturing work instructions associated with the products including processing, assembly, inspection, and testing.
• Document current workflow and identify opportunities for improvement through statistical analysis and review of key performance indicators (Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery)
• Ensure repeatable product quality and on-time delivery to our customer base.
• Other duties/projects as assigned by business needs.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a 24/7 continuous process manufacturing environment required.
• Demonstrated record of project management, including capital projects in excess of $100k required.
• Demonstrated experience/training in Kanban, 5S, Kaizen or equivalent lean manufacturing tools.
• Experience in Film or Paper Web Coating and Converting, Extrusion Coating, Paper/Pulp Converting, or similar high-speed, rotating equipment environment preferred.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications, especially MS Excel.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, and NEC preferred.
• Must be capable of working flexible hours to accommodate 24/7 manufacturing operation, including weekends, and on-call requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities and this position reports directly to the Engineering Manager.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand/walk for 8 hours
• Must be able to push/pull/ lift at least 45 lbs. individually and 50 lbs. with the help of a team member

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Safety Requirements

• Ability to wear required PPE (including safety glasses, gloves (nitrile, canvas, etc.), hearing protection, ANSI-approved footwear, and others as required.) in any manufacturing area.
• Ability to wear required PPE if in any manufacturing area.

The hiring range for this position is $85,000 to $95,000 per year. This range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications. DNP offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. The benefits for this position include health, dental, vision, critical illness, life insurance, flexible spending, retirement, paid time off, pet insurance, and many retail discounts.

DNP IAM is a 100 percent U.S. subsidiary of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) - the world's largest manufacturer of dye-sublimation media for photo printers and thermal transfer ribbons and barcode printers. DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation has the broadest selection of solutions for the photo retail market and products designed to address retailers' specific business goals and objectives-backed by the quality and reliability today's customers expect. Manufacturing, sales, and development offices of dye-sublimation media for photo printers are in Concord, NC, and more information is available at www.dnpphoto.com/en-us/.

DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.