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FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC Continuous Improvement Engineer II in Bertram, Texas
SUMMARY
This position is responsible to support the companys continuous improvement goals and initiatives. Acts as a central resource for continuous improvement, assists with day-to-day production support and projects. Responsible to manage all activities for a continuous improvement philosophy, productivity, and implementation. A technical background combined with product/leadership skills is needed. This position will interact with all areas of the business. This includes but not limited to: engineering, marketing/sales, operations, quality assurance, documentation, training and supply chain.
Our Purpose
- Create and instill a continuous improvement culture throughout Firefly to drive out waste, build a steady and predictable pace of product output, and develop future Firefly leaders
Our Mission
- To serve those performing the value-added work by continuously innovating and improving
Our Core Values
- Be curious, not judgmental:we seek to understand and assume positive intent
- Go to Gemba: we go to where the work happens
- Commit to the experiment:we have a bias for action and learn by trying
- Never stop learning:we look for, share, and embrace new ideas
- Lead by example:we are accountable until the task is done, done, really done
- Have fun: we trust each other and bring our full weird selves to work
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify areas for improvement, utilize continuous improvement methodologies to work with stakeholders and execute solutions
- Identify manufacturing cost reductions and provide ROI justifications for change
- Optimize a wide variety of processes to reach product quality, efficiency and process repeatability
- Execute LEAN manufacturing techniques and design
- Optimize work flow and cell designs and introduce cost-effective automation for productivity
- Plan, execute and manage projects to completion through continuous improvement
- Communicate continuous improvement groups philosophy, vision and expectations
- Develop and sustain employees training and development on continuous improvement concepts
- Develop measurement systems supporting continuous improvement philosophy
- Lead value stream mapping exercises to determine and record business improvement areas
- Develop and implement project plans to achieve Future State
- Support floor layouts of new spaces and current workflows
- Support production scaleup and ramp
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Minimum of 3 years with proven experience utilizing Lean Manufacturing initiatives
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