Lean Engineer Position Available In Burke, North Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: The Lean Engineer position at Corning involves planning, directing, and improving Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities at the Winston Cable plant. Responsibilities include implementing Lean concepts to enhance safety, quality, cost, delivery, and morale, as well as leading projects to reduce cost and increase capacity. This role requires supporting Lean programs, facilitating continuous improvement activities, and documenting results achieved. Travel may be required for this position.
Job Description
Lean Engineer
Requisition Number:
67901
The company built on breakthroughs. Join us. Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible. How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more. Come break through with us. Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.
This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.
Purpose of the
Position:
Plan, direct, and continually improve Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities at the Winston Cable plant. Develop and implement systems, procedures, and projects required to successfully accomplish site, divisional, and corporate goals and objectives. Implement Lean fundamental concepts such as Workplace Organization/5S, Kaizen, value stream mapping, standard work, load smoothing, & continuous flow in order to improve performance in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and morale. Lead and/or participate in project teams to apply Process Excellence tools to yield process and flow improvements with the purpose of reducing cost, increasing capacity, or reducing complexity. Develop standardized tools, methodologies and business processes aimed at improving operational efficiency. Day to
Day Responsibilities:
Support the plant Lean vision, including metrics, in support of plant objectives. Implement sustainable Lean programs, such as 5S, Visual Control, Continuous Flow, Level-loading, and Quick Changeover. Be able to prioritize work streams and make fundamental improvements in areas of concern. Facilitate continuous improvement activities via Kaizens, Kaizen Blitzes, DMAIC projects & through daily interaction with site employees. Facilitate the planning and implementation of workplace flow & layout, as well as equipment installations, modifications, and moves according to Lean concepts. Support projects as necessary to ensure capacity and flow requirements are attained. Lead and/or support projects involving cost reduction, quality improvement and error proofing, process optimization, and complexity reduction. Document work done & results achieved. Develop & update standards as changes are made. Collect, analyze, evaluate and report product line data in order to increase product line performance.
Projects involved with: Lean manufacturing, Process improvement, Product Quality Architecture improvement, and Safety improvements.
