Continuous Improvement Engineer

Job Summary

This position will be in Hampton, VA and will support IGT manufacturing by providing focused projects that will improve throughput, reduce inventory & reduce operating expense. This position will drive continuous improvement through the reduction of labor costs and new/improved methods & equipment. Must be able to apply standard practices and techniques, adjust and correlate data, recognize discrepancies in results and take corrective action. Will document work, prepare technical notes/reports/documents, and establish customer contacts (internal & external) as required.

Job Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for developing manufacturing methods to produce parts that consistently meet or exceed our customers’ requirements.  Also, continuous improvement of processes by improving methods and developing new methods of manufacturing, leading to increased yields and reduced labor content. 

• Conceives, evaluates and implements Kaizen and other formal problem-solving activities, cost reduction initiatives and part/process improvement activities 
• General Technical Support - Collects data and supports manufacturing needs. 
• Quotation Prep - Develops material, scrap and labor costs for cost modeling.
• Tooling Development and Build - Provides input based on customer specifications for BOM, routings and milestone plans. Provides manufacturing support fixtures and dies.
• Process Development - Provides manufacturing support for prototypes, instructions and data analysis.
• Equipment Design, Build and Procure - Troubleshoots, validates and qualifies equipment.
• Cell and Standard Work Development - Conducts time studies.  Develops cell layout
• Part Number Scrap Reduction and Yield Improvement - Collects data and analysis. 
• Floor Coverage and Support - Completes general daily process walk through. Collects data and analysis
• Standard Labor and Process Time Reduction - Analyzes shift labor efficiencies and affectivities.  Conducts cost modeling.  Implements tooling change.
• Operational accelerator--drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics and scalable solutions
• Systems thinker--sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale
• Optimizer--constantly challenging the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully
• Anticipation--looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next
• Organization and structure--works within existing structures while striving to improve and standardize them; provides accurate information; galvanizes others toward common goals
• Influence--leverages knowledge, relationship, data and perspective to persuade, educate and navigate; gains buy in and adoption of ideas and practices at scale; interacts with a variety of stakeholders
• Data informed--focused on things that drive quantifiable business outcomes; evaluates based on quantitative feedback; knows and explains the “why” behind actions
• Prioritized reaction--handles the unexpected without losing sight of important objectives; reacts where greatest leverage points exist
• Relationship--connects individually and with teams across shifts and practices; builds rapport and commonality; creates a “win together” ethic; serves as liaison between shop floor and engineering; keeps the pulse of the floor; helps people feel heard

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