OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ENGINEER II

Renaissance LLC

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.


Operational Excellence Engineer II

US-NJ-Lakewood

Job ID: 2023-2662
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Operational Excellence
Lakewood, NJ

Overview

The Operational Excellence Quality Engineer II will be responsible for driving business transformation through the implementation of Operational Excellence tools and culture.

Responsibilities

Define, implement, and refine continuous improvement initiatives as an internal coach and change agent
Operate with a sense of urgency to provide tangible improvements in needed areas through lean laboratories and six sigma best practices
Communicate effectively with numerous stakeholders to foster a sense of collaborative improvement
Educate stakeholders at front line and supervisory levels in the tools and principles of Operational Excellence including, but not limited to Waste Identification, 5S, Structured Problem Solving, Tiered Communications, SMED, Value Stream Mapping, OPEX Leadership, and Maintenance Excellence
Analyze and identify opportunities in process / area performance data (e.g., bottleneck analysis, level loading, process mapping)
Function as a coordinator and facilitator for OPEX projects
Apply Lean principles and experience to support plant initiatives
Develop detailed OPEX project plans for multidisciplinary teams in targeted areas across functions and groups
Support OPEX events / general problem solving (including but not limited to Kaizen events, operator and supervisor coaching, training, tier system rollouts)
Provide support and ownership for CAPAs (Corrective and Preventive Actions), investigations, and change controls if needed
Identify areas for improvement in existing front-line operations and processes
Provide coaching to shop floor employees and supervisors through Gemba Walks, 1:1 discussions, root cause analysis and group interactions
Help maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, reducing overall operating costs and increasing Quality
Aid in training of operations and maintenance personnel
Effectively interact with other groups / functions including Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, MST, and Validation
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Manage medium and large projects

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field
Minimum 7 years of experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with a minimum 3 years of GMP-related Quality Assurance / Quality Control experience
Experience with Corrective and Preventive Action creation, tracking, and closure
Experience with lean concepts and a desire to learn
Excellent communication, verbal, listening, collaboration, and influencing skills
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (preferred)

Compensation details: 94900-124400 Yearly Salary

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