Especialista Melhoria Contínua

**Job Description**:
Our Engineers support internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

**Description**:
Lead site operations contributing towards improving manufacturing efficiencies by utilizing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in engineering (desirable);
- Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Black Belt certification (desirable);
- Manufacturing engineering experience;
- Continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing environment;
- Proficient in common lean methodologies, including: 5S, TPM, Kanban, Kaizen, PDCA, etc;
- Desirable advanced Level in English.

**Experience**:

- Experience with data analysis and data preparation, Minitab experience and Power BI (Desirable);
- Training, mentoring, and guiding team members in new processes;
- Staying up-to-date with developments in management and process optimization;
- Collaborating with other stakeholders to enhance productivity and staff satisfaction;
- Lead the visioning meeting presenting the results from each quarter;
- Experience with root cause analysis, problem solving and management of change;
- Strong communication skills, including customer interfacing experience;
- Proficiency in MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Power BI;
- Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple activities and projects;
- Facilitator of Kaizen weeks following the scope and objectives focus on reducing waste and cost.

**Skills**:

- Lean principles;
- Strategic Planning;
- Collaboration;
- Adaptability;
- Good interpersonal relationship;
- Analysis/Critical thinking;
- Continuous Improvement mindset;
- Proactiveness.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Implement lean manufacturing to continually improve the production process;
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement, waste removal, and cost reduction;
- Contribute to the 5S initiative to ensure that improvements are sustained and entrenched within the business;
- Host Kaizen improvement events;
- Appropriately implementing principles of governance;
- Specify deliverables, outcome indicators, and performance-measured indicators;
- Specify obstacles and ways to overcome them through continuous improvement
- Implement and follow up the actions according to Strategy Improvement Plan and ensure the deliverables of savings initiatives;
- Ensure the factory layout, both at macro and micro levels, is suitable for an efficient manufacturing process;
- Train employees on new manufacturing practices;

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
Domestic

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**Requisition ID**:R243172