First Quality was founded in 1989 and, in nearly three decades, has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

Our core business philosophy is built on a proud culture driven by safety and quality, respect, humility, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork. With leading edge manufacturing technologies and processes and visionary leadership, First Quality is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years. We are seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer for our First Quality Baby Products location in Macon, GA .

The primary purpose of this role is to lead and implement Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives within the First Quality Macon, GA manufacturing facility. These initiates include Standard Work, Center lining (Run-To-Target), SMED, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, and other productivity improvement efforts that ensure we are the highest quality, lowest cost producer in the market.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the absorbent hygiene continuous improvement leader and site personnel to drive cross functional/company initiatives within the site.
• Drives efficiencies and reduces scrap through the application of continuous improvement tools.
• Assists in providing roadmap and training for the effective implementation of Lean Six Sigma tools and culture.
• Drives and owns productivity initiatives and involves plant personnel to achieve targets across all departments.
• Manages site Kaizen projects with periodic follow-up to ensure that all improvements have been completed and sustained.
• Helps prioritize site continuous improvement projects based on data analysis.
• Helps maintain the visual service measurements for each value-stream and maintain the current-state & future-state Value Stream Maps for the site.
• Leads periodic site Gemba walks while providing leadership to team members to identify & eliminate waste while providing problem solving & solution implementation assistance.
• Supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Develops proposals, budgets, CERs, and ereq recommendations as needed.
• Mentors and provides training in continuous improvement techniques.

Education and experience requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment and leading rapid continuous improvement.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Value Stream Mapping training preferred.
• 5S training preferred
• Statistical process control training preferred.
• Exceptional analytical problem solver and has training in SPC and DOE with demonstrated successes applying these principles.
• Proven track record of implementing new systems and procedures.
• Has strong personal computer proficiency with MS Office, statistics, design, and process control software.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a business partner.
• Data-driven, disciplined, objective and detail oriented.
• Experience with Visual Management and Value Stream Mapping.
• Experience with lean manufacturing strategies used to reduce waste.
• Experience with Error Proofing and Total Productive Maintenance.
• Experience with leading others.

Excellent compensation and benefits, which are effective the first day of employment!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.