Continuous Improvement (BES) Engineer

Core Responsibilities:

• Partner with the site leadership team to implement the Continuous Improvement System in alignment with the goals and objectives of the site or function.
• Strengthen organizational competency in Continuous Improvement fundamentals and processes to engage and empower employees to effect positive change through continuous training, learning and application.
• Build and maintain trust and credibility with employees at all levels demonstrating corporate values and principles.
• Facilitate Continuous Improvement training programs, Kaizen events and other Continuous Improvement initiatives. Assess, coach and provide constructive feedback to teams in order to strengthen the Continuous Improvement competency.
• Educate employees on Continuous Improvement systems, tools and techniques helping to form a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Identify and leverage best practices within the local site and BGI to support the on-going evolution of Continuous Improvement. Document lessons learned and incorporate into local sites as appropriate.
• Manage Continuous Improvement systems and tools to improve business performance including the five levers of productivity. Provide continuous improvement plans to align business leaders and help them understand interdependencies, connect the metrics to business processes and focus improvement plans to yield productivity improvements to achieve/beat business objectives.
• Coordinate and synchronize site level Continuous Improvement goals and initiatives. Provide documentation of results and benefits achieved.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of demonstrated successful implementation/execution in continuous improvement systems and tools with achieved results preferably in the Aerospace industry.
• Understands change, including how people react to it and proactively plan for the various stages of transformational and transitional change and the effect of that change.
• Exceptional communication skills; oral and written throughout the change process. Can effectively build and maintain strong rapport with all stakeholders to deliver and sustain support throughout the entire improvement process. Strong ability to effectively interface with all levels of the organization.
• Acknowledges the changing business environment and is comfortable to change. An ability to persuade others through communication and fact-based information. Effective change agent skills to help the organization meet goals and objectives.

• Bachelors degree in business or technical/engineering/operational discipline required.