Continuous Improvement Analyst III

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate, lead, or coach Kaizen and Kaizen events across the organization.
• Work collaboratively with tool or element owners to implement Continuous Improvement tools.
• Lead and audit Continuous Improvement tools.
• Train teams in Continuous Improvement methodologies, tools, and transformation methods (e.g., 5S, TPM, Value Stream Mapping, VSM-D, CCF, 3P, Lean Manufacturing).
• Facilitate and train teams for transformation Kaizen events in highly impactful areas or production cells.
• Obtain internal certifications such as Novice, Apprentice, and Practitioner level in Continuous Improvement.
• Provide coaching to Novice and Apprentice practitioners.
• Train and coach teams on plant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Report periodic progress on assigned tools, metrics, and initiatives.
• Conduct capacity analysis and mentor production supervisors on managing line capacity.
• Develop scenarios for capacity planning, including footprint analysis.
• Apply advanced knowledge in line balancing and its implications for realistic planning (cross-training, validations, capacity planning, hiring requirements, etc.).

Requirements:

Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in continuous improvement, cost savings, or productivity improvement roles.
• Lean certification required.
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification is desirable.
• Experience in process improvement, Six Sigma, and product/process qualification and validation.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365.
• Strong skills in Excel (Pivot Tables, Charts, Macros), PowerPoint, MS Project, AutoCAD (or similar), Minitab, and simulation software.
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
• Basic competency in creating dashboards using Power BI.
• Basic knowledge of Power Automate or similar tools.
• Ability to work under pressure with strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience influencing all organizational levels to support an Operational Excellence culture.