CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER PHILIPPINES (M/F)

Job description

Entreprise:
All the missions we offer to our VIE (French Worker Program) within Asia Operations division are valuable, challenging and take fully part of the growth and development of ESSILOR Group. This is also an opportunity to discover a new culture, work abroad and get high level of responsibilities within an international group, world leader for corrective lenses, present in 56 countries and employing more than 60,000 staffs.
Based in TOPI factory, Binan, Laguna, PHILIPPINES, reporting directly to the Operations Manager, we offer you a very challenging position that is a springboard for your international career within Essilor.
Context of mission
Through continuous innovation, the Transitions® family of brands protects and enhances vision by adjusting and adapting to changing light. Through our partnerships with optical industry leaders, we offer adaptive solutions in the widest selection of designs and materials, including hundreds of lens combinations. And we don’t stop there; we also make adaptive sunwear and motorcycle helmet shields. We are proud to say our lenses are the number-one eyecare professional-recommended photochromic lenses worldwide.
You will work as a Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer who will be in charge of supporting TOPI Operations initiatives for the continuous drive towards Optimal Asset Utilization and operational Excellence by challenging the existing operational processes and identifying and actively facilitating the delivery of major improvement opportunities.
Key responsibilities as follow;
- CI engineer will ensure the Diagnostics, Deployment, Roll out and Sustainability of Lean Initiative for Excellence (LIFE) system which are effectively delivered to maximize the chances of success.
- Work closely with other team members, plant leadership team and will need good Influencing skills and drive for results.
- Conduct diagnostics by using LIFE tools (VSM, VA/NVA, etc) to find opportunities for improvement and clearly define and prioritize short term actions.
- Lead the deployment of LIFE system by creating a model line in one workshop to achieve targets.
- Sustain LIFE system implementation by leading the regular audits, ensure SOPs are established and roll out to all workshops of the plant.
- Lead the skills development and management ability through LIFE academy.
- Lead the TOPI team in the preparations, updates in LIFE steering co-meeting.
- Identify and define the need for Kaizen (Rapid Improvement Workshops) in all areas to support business goals.
- Do routine benchmarking with LIFE leaders in other facilities to identify best practices and training opportunities for the local team.
Difficulties of the Mission;
- Influencing across level in the organization.
- Getting results through others who are not your direct report.
- Adjusting to TOPI organizational and local Philippines culture.
- Challenging the status quo.
Qualification;
- Bachelors degree or higher in Electrical / Mechanical / Chemical / Industrial Engineering or related field
- 2 years’ working experience is a plus
- Proficient in the use of improvement methodologies such as Lean, VSM, QRQC, Problem solving, etc.
- Very good English command both verbal and written communication
- Required competences for the job: Influencing skill, Total Work Systems, Motivating Others, Interpersonal Savvy, Drive for Results and Managerial Courage
Application:
- Position available as of July 2017 for 24 months.
- Position is located in Binan, Laguna, PHILIPPINES.
- To apply in English only via www.essilor-recrute.com (ref VIE/17/OPM/01)