CI Engineer

Position Summary

This position is responsible to drive improvement across the sites as a member of the Corporate Continuous Improvemnt Team. Also to meet the goals and objectives of the organization by delivering business results and providing sustainable capabilities aligned to business goals and objectives. Provide hands-on leadership and support to strengthen continuous improvement capability and accelerate business performance - with emphasis on priorities aligned to a site or multiple sites.

Essential Duties and Tasks

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Act as a thought leader, coach, and mentor for the application of CI as a system for solving problems, managing processes, and developing people across the sites
• Lead the ongoing development of CI fundamentals and problem-solving capability to strengthen the foundation for effective operations and sustainable performance improvement of capabilities across the sites
• Lead and support identification and application of best practices, operating standards, and metrics
• Deploy Managing for Daily Improvement as the lean management system across the sites
• Facilitate the identification, prioritization, preparation, execution, and follow up on CI initiatives across the sites
• Train and mentor key people across the sites on lean manufacturing principles
• Conduct frequent operational data analysis and reviews to support identification and prioritization process for CI activities
• Develop and implement an audit program to ensure proper deployment and sustainment of all CI activities
• Actively build and maintain effective working relationships with operations and business leaders at all levels
• Meet the above responsibilities with ongoing communications and dialogue on the intranet portal
• Support the development and maintenance of each site's CI Plan
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or above from a four-year university in Engineering.
• Certificates in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma are a strong plus.
• Experience working in manufacturing operations is a strong plus.
• Hands-on experience as a lean practitioner through an internship or co-op, is a strong plus.
• Excellent English language fluency is a must, additional language capabilities are a strong plus.

• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), Visio, and Outlook email and calendar capabilities.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Ability to organize and conduct data analysis on operational data.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal, written, and presentations) with executive leadership, staff, and internal and external clients.
• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
• Self-confident, self-motivated polished professional who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Key Competencies

• Builds Customer Allegiance Leverages Business Acumen
• Communicates Openly Embraces Continuous Improvement
• Drives Growth Drives Continuous Learning
• Develops People Including Self Builds Organizational Relationships
• Change Management Strong Data Management
• Confidentiality Time Management skills

Work Environment

Work primarily in a climate controlled indoor environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Hearing protection, safety shoes and vision protection required.

This role operates in a professional office environment that requires some exposure to a manufacturing environment. Employee is rarely exposed to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, high noise levels and hot/humid environmental conditions in the manufacturing area during extremely hot summer months.

Expected typical travel by car, plane with some overnight stays estimated at up to 50% in a typical month.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Other Duties

Always take ownership and be accountable for your actions. This job description is a tool for you to follow while at ProAmpac. Other job duties may be assigned to you, this outline is not to be considered a detailed description and you may have other duties/projects assigned to meet business needs. Good and reliable attendance, positive attitude and at or above job specific metrics and/or goals will reflect on your annual review. Always take ownership of your job and team.

EEO Statement

ProAmpac provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.