Continuous Improvement Engineer Operations (7169)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview

SubCom is seeking a highly motivated and energetic Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will help to drive operational excellence across our processes, systems, and teams. This role blends problem solving with data analytics and Lean methodology to eliminate waste, improve flow, and strengthen performance. You will partner with marine & manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, project management and supply chain to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lean & CI Program
  • Support Kaizen events, value stream mapping, and rapid improvement workshops.
  • Coach teams on Lean tools (5S, standard work, visual management, SMED, Kanban).
  • Support deployment of CI roadmaps, maturity assessments, and cultural adoption.
• Process Optimization
  • Analyze current processes using time studies, spaghetti diagrams, and workflow analysis.
  • Identify bottlenecks, waste, and variation; propose and implement optimized solutions.
  • Improve throughput, cycle time, labor efficiency, and equipment utilization.
• Data & Performance Analytics
  • Use data (OEE, scrap, downtime, takt time, capacity models) to diagnose issues and prioritize improvements.
  • Build dashboards and KPIs to monitor performance and sustain gains.
  • Partner with IT ERP teams to ensure accurate data capture and reporting.
• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
  • Facilitate structured problem solving (A3, 8D, fishbone, 5 Why).
  • Drive corrective and preventive actions with cross-functional teams.
  • Validate effectiveness of solutions through trials, metrics, and audits.
• Project Execution
  • Participate in CI projects from concept through implementation, ensuring measurable ROI.
  • Support layout changes, equipment upgrades, and process redesigns.
  • Collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain to ensure alignment.
• Standardization & Sustainment
  • Develop and maintain standard work, visual controls, and process documentation.
  • Conduct layered audits to verify adherence and identify gaps.