$85,000–$120,000 Per Year
Alternative Energy, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Budget Management, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Establish Priorities, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Metrics, Performance Metrics, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Production Systems, Progress Reports, Project/Program Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis, Safety/Work Safety, Supply Chain, Value Stream Mapping, Willing to Travel
Title: Continuous Improvement Leader
Location: Burlington, WA
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $85,000 – $120,000/year
Benefits: Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, and holiday), 401(k) Retirement Plan, Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
Sterling Engineering is looking for a Continuous Improvement Leader. This opportunity is with a profitable and rapidly expanding company in one of the fastest-growing sectors in the renewable energy industry.
Job Duties:
Lead Lean & Six Sigma initiatives, high-impact projects and annual strategy deployment (Hoshin Planning, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizens).
Coach and train team members at all Belt levels; develop training materials and oversee certification goals.
Drive the company’s Production System KPIs, project funnel, and financial benefits tracking.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and other functions to identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities.
Support sites with process analysis, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and system/data utilization improvements.
Benchmark best practices, establish program KPIs/metrics, and report on progress to leadership.
Manage budgets and timelines for Lean & Six Sigma projects; support safety and quality initiatives.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience (Engineering preferred).
Minimum 7 years working in Process Improvement, Quality or Operational Excellence roles.
Minimum 5 years in a company with a strong, recognized Lean & Six Sigma program and culture.
Minimum 3 years Project Management experience managing large-scale, cross-functional projects.
Proven record of results managing in a matrix environment.
Demonstrated Minitab proficiency and teaching Minitab to others.
Ability to travel as required.
Preferred:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
http://www.sterling-engineering.com