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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Jr Continuous Improvement Engineer located in Guadalajara, North Campus.
Reporting to the Business Excellence Manager the Jr Continuous Improvement Engineer role involves being in charge of continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization and enabling waste removal activities using lean and Six Sigma approaches and tools and guiding actions to a sustainable conclusion.
What a typical day looks like:
- Work as a change agent and drive lean and Six Sigma activities as defined in the GBE A3.
- In charge of eliminating waste and creating value by reducing process variation to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
- Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions, and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.
- Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.
- Identity, Drive, and Yokoten Best practices based on Kaizen projects on the accord timelines.
- Conduct Industrial Engineering Lean and Six Sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean culture throughout the organization by guiding and facilitating continuous improvement of Lean Deployment.
- Assess continuous improvement maturity tracker (CIMT) operation/supply chain/office and drive initiatives to close gaps.
- Agile participates in the selection and execution of lean and Six Sigma projects.
- Transformation (continuous workshop in 90 days). Facilitate continuous improvement Transformation activities through Kaizen, workshops, and Small Group Activities.
- Comprehend and use the Center Point portal as a depository to enable data research and cost-saving effectiveness.
- Achieve Industrial, Lean & 6 Sigma training & Certification to become a subject matter expert in the organization.
- BA/BS or equivalent work experience.
- Fluent English.
- Intermediate Excel.
- Jr experience in similar positions ex. industrial engineer, continuous improvement of a field.
- Demonstrates functional, and technical skills as well as customer service attitude (external and internal).
- Must be able to guide direct projects and business initiatives.
- Previous experience in using Lean Tools for Automation Projects is also a plus.
- Competitive Salary
- Life & Medical insurance
- Christmas Bonus
- Food Coupons
- Saving Fund.
- Life Insurance
Job Category
Operational Excellence
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