Continuous Improvement Specialist
Andritz Hydro Canada inc.
6100, aut. Transcanadienne, Pointe-Claire,QC- Salary To be discussed
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Full time
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Permanent job
- Published on May 17th, 2024
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1 position to fill as soon as possible
Description
Summary of the role
We are seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist to join our team, based in the Andritz office in Pointe-Claire, with occasional visits to our project sites and manufacturing facilities. The Continuous Improvement Specialist will serve as a change agent, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and driving actions across various levels of the organization to ensure added value and the effectiveness of implemented processes and tools.
What will you do?
Responsibilities:
• Act as a change agent and challenge the status quo persistently.
• Identify improvement opportunities, develop, and manage improvement plans, and lead improvement initiatives with business champions and process owners.
• Develop a continuous improvement training program in collaboration with process owners and HR and provide training and coaching to employees on lean and continuous improvement methodologies to execute improvement projects.
• Drive the implementation of innovative and creative ideas, methods, and process improvements. Prioritize and lead continuous improvement projects using lean six sigma methodology and tools.
• Analyze data using statistical data analysis methods.
• Promote operational excellence and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Conduct problem-solving, root cause analysis, Gemba Walks, KAIZEN events, and workshops.
• Facilitate and guide the development of PFMEA and DFMEA.
• Review and monitor RCAs, corrective and preventive actions from various sources (audits, root cause analyses, customer, and employee feedback, etc.).
• Develop and analyze key performance indicators to monitor and track the impact and benefits of improvements in support of the company's objectives.
• Conduct process maturity assessments and audits.
• Implement and develop necessary procedures, flow charts, templates in compliance with the Andritz Hydro Management System.
• Drive lessons learned processes and project postmortem activities.
Why do you fit the profile?
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent with continuous improvement experience.
- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a similar role.
- Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.
- Strong proficiency in both French and English, both oral and written.
- Ability to travel to sites and facilities for short periods.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including persistence, resilience, teamwork, time management, self-discipline, and autonomy.
- Strong soft skills such as leadership, communication, analytical skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
- Good understanding and working knowledge of problem-solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement tools (DMAIC, Lean 6 Sigma, Kaizen, 8D, etc.).
- Good understanding of the cost of poor-quality concept and familiarity with capturing them.
- Good understanding of statistical data analysis (ANOVA, DOE, Regression, capability analysis, etc.).
- Good understanding of project business and construction site quality, health/safety concerns, and their technical aspects.
- Familiarity with facilitating and developing PFMEA and DFMEA.
Computer Literacy:
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office (Visio, PBI, MS Power Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Strong working knowledge of statistical analysis software (Minitab, etc.).
- Familiarity with non-conformance management in SAP or equivalent ERP systems.
Assets:
- PMP certification is an asset.
- ISO 9001 auditor is an asset.
What do we offer ?
• Life, disability, dental and extended health insurance;
• Pension plan;
• Hybrid work mode;
• Profit sharing program;
• Employee assistance program;
• Employee individualized training and career plan.
Did you know?
Andritz Hydro is:
• Over 170 years of experience in turbine design
• Over 471,000 MW of installed and upgraded capacity
• Over 32,000 turbine units delivered
• Over 125 years in electrical engineering
• 65 representative offices worldwide
• More than 7000 employees worldwide including 310 in Quebec
• Over 50 Compact Hydro units per year
• A complete range of designs up to 800 MW
• 20 manufacturing sites worldwide
• 10 test beds worldwide
Work environment
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