Posted 24 months ago
Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement (m/w/d)
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Leads cross-functional global teams through DMAIC projects to identify waste, analyze data, and implement continuous improvements in manufacturing and transactional processes.
About this role
Overview
For our Team in Frankfurt-Höchst, we are looking for a Principal Engineer, Continuous Improvement (m/w/d), who enjoys data mining, identifying improvement opportunities, leading teams to identify root cause and implement and sustaining improvements.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects of cross functional global teams through the DMAIC cycle to identify non-value added steps and waste in the process and identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement.
- Help manage company productivity program and support sites in achieving their yearly goals.
- Drive a culture of data-based decision making in both transactional and manufacturing processes.
- Analyze data to discover trends and issues and identify predictive and preventative actions to improve reliability and reduce variation in a process.
- Help establish a structure and culture of continuous improvement across the global corporation
- Provide training on data analysis, lean and Six Sigma tools.
- Implement a structure to sustain improvements and embed the new processes into the current workflow.
- Lead and assists in defining, setting and implementation performance improvement strategies at locations.
- Collaborate with and influence senior management on areas of improvement and translate mgmt. expectations into project deliverables.
- Assist and lead digitalization and automation efforts globally that will assist in predictive maintenance etc.
- Drive the standardization, implementation and communication of organizational best practices
- Drive the implementation of Organizational Management at sites and the implementation of Leading and Lagging KPIs.
Qualifications
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Lean Manufacturing training and implementation of Lean Tools in both Manufacturing and Transactional environments
- Lean Six Sigma training and certification, a mininimum of Black Belt (preferred Master Black Belt, or Lean Master Black Belt)
- Strong statistical background and skilled at data analysis
- Working knowledge of MiniTab (SAP and Power BI preferred)
- Ability to interface and collaborate with senior mgmt. on opportunities and project status
- Broad and deep knowledge of Quality theories/tools that can be implemented in a Chemical Industry
- Ownership mentality, passionate about improving our processes and cost efficiency
- Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills to communicate within the team and with customers
Required Years’ Experience:
Minimum 5 years of work experience in Lean Six Sigma manufacturing tools and Data Analysis
Required Education:
A Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related technical discipline
Travel Requirements: Domestic and International travel 25-50% of time
We offer:
- 30 holidays
- November bonus
- Employee Assistence Program
- 2 workdays per year for social impact and volunteering
- Professional challenges and career opportunities within a global team
- Other corporate benefits
Join our team and help shape the future with us. We look forward to meeting you and seeing if we are a good match. Please apply via our careers page and include your CV, relevant references, and certificates.
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