Engineering Associate

Job description

Responsible for supporting operations through completion of Engineering and Maintenance projects. Essential Functions: Education and Training - Bachelor of Science degree in technical discipline required or in process. Position Purpose: This position is responsible for facilitating continuous improvement in all the plant’s core processes, (Materials, Engineering, Operations, Quality and Maintenance) through the application of lean manufacturing principles, six-sigma, time studies, and other continuous improvement methodologies. Leading Continuous Improvement initiatives and representing the Lebanon, KY facility within the corporate Manufacturing Excellence steering committee. Essential Functions: - Establish &/or develop systems which reinforce and encourage data-based decisions to drive value stream enhancement and continuous improvement. Works with various management staff to ensure consistent approach, format, data integrity, and decision processes are deployed and in use throughout the facility. - Develop & implement through direct team leadership, improvement initiatives resulting in productivity improvements through deployment of methodologies such as SMED, POKE-A-YOKE, KAN B...