Principal Engineer, Business Excellence
Edwards Lifesciences
- Irvine, CA
- $115,000-163,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Execute continuous operational improvements without compliance risks and following Lean/Six Sigma approaches, methodologies, and techniques.
- Lead the Idea Program at the site and monitor progress and Generate Monthly report for management.
- Support deployment of Lean capability building blocks in the lean transformational plan.
- Lead Transformational kaizens and train kaizen leaders across all value streams to achieve A3 objectives.
- Lead the organization in enabling daily kaizen at all levels where all employees live into the ideal of “improving the work is the work”.
- Perform line balancing and eliminate waste using lean methodology.
- Drive value improvement through cycle time optimization & waste elimination.
- Lead 6S program initiatives and transformations within Irvine Manufacturing areas.
- Provide mentorship to Yellow Belt and Green Belt candidates and support Certification program at the site.
- Able to train employees in Yellow Belt and lean tool sets (8 Type of waste, SMED, Standard work, line balancing, VSM, Pull System, TPM).
- Support development and Execution of Edwards Production System at the site.
- Lead Quarterly lean audits and provide report to value stream manager on the Results and improvement areas.
- Mentor value stream improvement Engineers in continuous improvement methodologies (A3 management / kaizens / Problem solving / lean training).
- Work seamlessly with cross functional team members within and across other value streams.
- Lead Transformational Projects that impact multiple sites Globally.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineer or scientific with 6 years of lean manufacturing experience.
- On-site required.
- Advanced degree and/or Industrial Engineering degree.
- Lean or Six Sigma certifications.
- Class II or Class III medical device industry.
- Engineering methods (e.g., Six Sigma and LEAN methods) for problem solving and continuous process improvement.
- Technical capability in Industrial Engineering and simulation software’s.
- Process and design excellence methodologies to optimize processes and Operations Efficiency.
- Design for Manufacturability, Industrial Engineering and lean experience leading to manufacturing efficiency improvement.
- PLM and ERP systems knowledge to effectively execute and lead system integration efforts.
- Experience of business systems, quality systems, finance, and product cost structure modification.
- Knowledge of cGMP, EHS guidelines, FDA guidelines, QSR, FMEA, statistical techniques, Supplier Quality and Process Validation (IQ, OQ, PQ and PPQ).
- Solid project management and team leadership skills leading to substantial cost savings.
- Establishes and manages project plans to ensure deliverables are completed to customer’s expectations.
- Software knowledge related to ERP systems, statistical tools, project management, and CAD.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management.
- Advanced problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
- Dashboard creation, reports and data visualization with Tableau and/or Power BI.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence others at all levels.