Continuous Improvement Senior Engineer / Engineer

JOB TITLE

Continuous Improvement Senior Engineer / Engineer

DEPARTMENT

Continuous Improvement

ACCOUNTABILITY

Manager Quality Operations

DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR

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PURPOSE OF JOB

The Continuous Improvement engineer is responsible for driving end to end operational excellence across the plant. The role applies Lean, Six Sigma and other problem-solving methodologies to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost and inventory while meeting company’s quality management systems and regulatory requirements.

This role acts as a change agent, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve performance, reduce variations, eliminate waste and strengthen standard work processes.

1. Apply Lean and CI tools such as Value Stream Map, 5 S, Kaizen, Standard Work, Visual Management and Lean Six Sigma across all departments.
2. Identify and drive improvements in areas such as cycle time improvement, process flow, planning optimization & schedule compliance, equipment efficiency, inventory optimization and material flow efficiency.
3. Collaborate and support functional owners to implement sustainable process changes.
4. Analyze operational and quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities and support root cause analysis for operational issues.
5. Manage and track cost savings and improvement results using dashboard.
6. Promote Continuous Improvement and Standardization culture by conducting CI workshop, Kaizen events and CI training and awareness across all departments.
7. Develop budget for the Continuous Improvement Department.
8. Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by complying with all related safety regulations and environmental policies in the company.
9. Perform other related tasks as required.

INTERACTION

Internal parties:

• Required to interact with all levels of staff in the local organization and other overseas offices within company.

External parties:

• Responsible for liaising with external suppliers, subcontractors and customers

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience applying CI tools with proven track records in operation environments.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and communication skills.
• General knowledge of the medical device industry preferred.
• Demonstrated aptitude for process improvement and use of Lean and Six-Sigma resources and tools (preferred).
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media, tactful, confident at all levels, internal and external.

Others:

• Identifies and works well in group problem solving situations; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention and displays willingness to make decisions.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance, and manage multiple efforts with strong results/goal orientation.
• A senior position may be considered for candidates with more extensive experience.