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GE Appliances, a Haier company · 4 months ago

Senior Process Improvement Engineer - Thermoforming and Extrusion

USA, Louisville, KY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., dedicated to making good things for life. As a Senior Process Improvement Engineer, you will have full ownership of equipment and process performance, partnering with various teams to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency in production processes.

Consumer Goods

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own all equipment and tooling in your production area from AME sign-off forward

Serve as the primary troubleshooting expert, especially for thermoforming-related processes

Drive improvements in OEE, with a strong focus on availability and reliability

Lead TPM execution, learning cycles, and corrective actions to prevent downtime and quality losses

Partner with Maintenance on repair strategies, PM effectiveness, and action prioritization

Influence and approve equipment specifications, upgrades, and capital investments

Ensure equipment calibration, compliance, and product conformance

Develop and train operators and controllmen on startup, shutdown, and optimal running parameters

Improve and sustain Preventive Maintenance strategies for your area

Lead root cause analysis for equipment-related safety, quality, and delivery issues

Support and influence plant priorities across EHS, yield, spoilage, productivity, labor, and cost

Justify and execute capital projects, including equipment design, standardization, and safety compliance

Drive simplification and reliability initiatives to improve uptime and reduce chronic losses

Lead cross-functional and supplier-supported projects to strengthen the full value stream

Lead structured problem solving and share best practices across the plant

Partner with Team Leaders and Business Leaders to aggressively address inefficiencies

Lead and support Kaizen activities, line balancing, and work area re-design

Implement Poka-Yoke solutions and operator aids to improve quality and ergonomics

Apply Yamazumi charts, standard work, and time studies to improve flow and labor efficiency

Proactively identify and implement safety improvements in your area

Support completion of safety action items tied to near misses, incidents, and ergonomic assessments

Partner with AME on equipment selection, purchase, and qualification

Act as the “voice of the plant” during new product introductions

Review prototypes for manufacturability and process stability

Interface with OEMs and vendors to understand equipment capabilities and maintenance needs

Update manufacturing documentation, layouts, and standard work

Qualification

ThermoformingExtrusionPreventive MaintenanceRoot Cause AnalysisLean ManufacturingSix Sigma Black BeltPLC ControlsProject ManagementAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent experience)

Minimum of 5 years' experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or Quality roles in a high-volume environment

Hands on Experience in Thermoforming and Extrusion or Plastic Injection Molding

2 or more years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations (preferably unionized operations)

Must have flexibility to work different shift

Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting high volume manufacturing equipment

Proven ability to influence and drive change

Experience in high volume manufacturing environment

Experience in material flow

Solid verbal/written communication skills coupled with strong interpersonal skills

Advanced computer skills - high proficiency in Microsoft products (especially Excel) and ability to grasp new systems quickly

Strong project management and analytical/problem solving skills with demonstrated ability to scope and analyze cross-functional problems to generate/implement solutions

Must have experience applying time studies and/or standard work

Ability to adapt to and juggle changing and competing priorities

Early and/or late hours often required to work around the manufacturing schedule / timing

Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment with both hourly and salary personnel to meet the needs of operators, the program and the business

High initiative, self-starter, proactive, dedicated, results oriented, a team player

Preferred

Knowledge of Appliances manufacturing processes

Experience in PLC Controls, Fanuc robots, end of arm tooling, PMs, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatics and welding techniques

Experience and training in lean manufacturing practices

Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Program Management skills

Company

GE Appliances, a Haier company

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At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make good things, for life. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, we are a leading U.S.

Founded in 2001

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

10001+ employees

http://geappliancesco.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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